Belt game 17,895 · April 17, 1997
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 4–3 on the road to start reign 8,418 of the MLB belt, the 514th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 13, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on April 18, 1997.
8,418Reign number
514Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Rudy Pemberton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Trlicek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Borders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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