Belt game 17,897 · April 19, 1997
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Milwaukee Brewers 11–6 at home to start reign 8,420 of the MLB belt, the 515th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Brewers had held it since April 18, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 22, 1997.
8,420Reign number
515Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Borders | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Milwaukee Brewers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeromy Burnitz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Nilsson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Levis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Cirillo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddy Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Newfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Loretta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Villone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jose Mercedes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cal Eldred | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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