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Belt game 17,746 · May 4, 1996

Chicago White Sox take the belt

Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 11–5 on the road to start reign 8,344 of the MLB belt, the 494th for the franchise.

New York Yankees had held it since April 30, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.

Chicago White Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on May 5, 1996.

8,344Reign number
494Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

New York Yankees

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Ruben Sierra5120000————
Gerald Williams5110101————
Paul O'Neill4010011————
Mariano Duncan3010211————
Joe Girardi4010011————
Andy Fox1010000————
Derek Jeter4010110————
Bernie Williams4211110————
Tino Martinez3110021————
Bob Wickman———————2101
Jeff Nelson———————0230
Jim Leyritz4000001————
Jim Mecir———————2444
Steve Howe———————0010
Jimmy Key———————5433
Wade Boggs1000000————

Chicago White Sox

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Tony Phillips4320012————
Danny Tartabull3020200————
Dave Martinez2020100————
Chris Snopek3110000————
Frank Thomas3210120————
Ray Durham3310020————
Harold Baines2211500————
Ron Karkovice4010112————
Wilson Alvarez———————6.1635
Lyle Mouton3000001————
Larry Thomas———————0.1000
Robin Ventura1000011————
Ozzie Guillen4000001————
Roberto Hernandez———————1311
Darren Lewis4000101————
Matt Karchner———————1.1100

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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