Belt game 17,561 · July 27, 1994
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4–3 at home to start reign 8,256 of the MLB belt, the 476th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 26, 1994, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on July 28, 1994.
8,256Reign number
476Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Gallego | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Mattingly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Leyritz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Howe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Melido Perez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Cooper | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Berryhill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Howard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Bankhead | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Brunansky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Wedge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Sele | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony Fossas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.