Belt game 17,640 · July 8, 1995
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Boston Red Sox 9–5 at home to start reign 8,291 of the MLB belt, the 438th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 7, 1995, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on July 9, 1995.
8,291Reign number
438Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Reboulet | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Puckett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Munoz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Stahoviak | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Leius | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Guthrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Tapani | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Dan Masteller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Canseco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rheal Cormier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Luis Alicea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee Tinsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Donnels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.