Belt game 17,500 · May 17, 1994
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat New York Yankees 5–4 at home to start reign 8,227 of the MLB belt, the 433rd for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since May 6, 1994, with 9 defenses over 11 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on May 22, 1994.
8,227Reign number
433Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Mack | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Puckett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Guthrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pedro Munoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chip Hale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Deshaies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Dave McCarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Leius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Gallego | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Melvin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Mattingly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Luis Polonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.