Belt game 17,732 · April 20, 1996
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins 7–6 on the road to start reign 8,338 of the MLB belt, the 482nd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 17, 1996, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Yankees held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on April 23, 1996.
8,338Reign number
482Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chip Hale | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Roberto Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Durant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Leyritz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Girardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Howe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.