Belt game 17,880 · September 29, 1996
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 6–5 at home to start reign 8,413 of the MLB belt, the 464th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since September 28, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 186 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on April 3, 1997.
8,413Reign number
464Team's reign
1Defenses
186Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rudy Pemberton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Tinsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Mahomes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Rivera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Duncan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Leyritz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Aldrete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| David Weathers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Sojo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Pavlas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Polley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Bones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.