Belt game 17,832 · August 8, 1996
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston Red Sox 9–6 on the road to start reign 8,387 of the MLB belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 5, 1996, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 9, 1996.
8,387Reign number
54Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Pirkl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Sele | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Grundt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Woody Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sandy Martínez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.