Belt game 17,891 · April 13, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Seattle Mariners 7–1 at home to start reign 8,417 of the MLB belt, the 465th for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since April 8, 1997, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 17, 1997.
8,417Reign number
465Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Tim Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Edwin Hurtado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Tinsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Buhner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.