Belt game 17,877 · September 26, 1996
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 5–3 at home to start reign 8,411 of the MLB belt, the 463rd for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since September 25, 1996, with 1 defense over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 28, 1996.
8,411Reign number
463Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Pemberton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Manto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Tinsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Maddux | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Duncan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aldrete | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Rivera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Weathers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.