Belt game 17,676 · August 16, 1995
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 7–4 at home to start reign 8,312 of the MLB belt, the 455th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since August 15, 1995, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on August 18, 1995.
8,312Reign number
455Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie McGee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Tinsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Naehring | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Davis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Kelly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Leyritz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dion James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Howe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Mattingly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.