Belt game 17,879 · September 28, 1996
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4–2 on the road to start reign 8,412 of the MLB belt, the 489th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since September 26, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on September 29, 1996.
8,412Reign number
489Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rudy Pemberton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Tinsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hayes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aldrete | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Boehringer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Leyritz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Rivera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.