Belt game 17,884 · April 5, 1997
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Anaheim Angels 7–5 on the road to start reign 8,415 of the MLB belt, the 513th for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since April 3, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on April 8, 1997.
8,415Reign number
513Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garret Anderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Howell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Fabregas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck McElroy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike James | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Edmonds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Disarcina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Ogea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Marquis Grissom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.