Belt game 17,747 · May 5, 1996
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 7–1 at home to start reign 8,345 of the MLB belt, the 484th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since May 4, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 9, 1996.
8,345Reign number
484Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Leyritz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Snopek | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Phillips | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyle Mouton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Munoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Tapani | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Harold Baines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Magrane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Karkovice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.