Belt game 17,639 · July 7, 1995
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Minnesota Twins 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,290 of the MLB belt, the 448th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since July 4, 1995, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on July 8, 1995.
8,290Reign number
448Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Hale | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Puckett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Masteller | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Schullstrom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Guthrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Harris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Leius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Merullo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Tinsley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie McGee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| José Canseco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.