Belt game 17,899 · April 22, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 8–2 on the road to start reign 8,421 of the MLB belt, the 466th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 19, 1997, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 23, 1997.
8,421Reign number
466Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Ogea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Avery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Henry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.