Belt game 17,887 · April 8, 1997
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Cleveland Indians 14–8 at home to start reign 8,416 of the MLB belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 5, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Seattle Mariners held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 13, 1997.
8,416Reign number
45Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Gates | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Buhner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Tinsley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Ayala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Martinez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Edwin Hurtado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josias Manzanillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Cora | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orel Hershiser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Chad Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.