Belt game 17,882 · April 3, 1997
Anaheim Angels take the belt
Anaheim Angels beat Boston Red Sox 2–0 at home to start reign 8,414 of the MLB belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since September 29, 1996, with 1 defense over 186 days.
Anaheim Angels held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 5, 1997.
8,414Reign number
128Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Disarcina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Fabregas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Dickson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Trlicek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Naehring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.