Belt game 17,896 · April 18, 1997
Milwaukee Brewers take the belt
Milwaukee Brewers beat Cleveland Indians 10–2 on the road to start reign 8,419 of the MLB belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 17, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Milwaukee Brewers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 19, 1997.
8,419Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Kline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Milwaukee Brewers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nilsson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Cirillo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Banks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Loretta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Newfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddy Diaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Chuck Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Mieske | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.