Belt game 17,829 · August 5, 1996
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 3–1 at home to start reign 8,386 of the MLB belt, the 462nd for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since August 4, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on August 8, 1996.
8,386Reign number
462Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Tinsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Martínez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Guzmán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.