Belt game 17,900 · April 23, 1997
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 11–7 at home to start reign 8,422 of the MLB belt, the 516th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 22, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on April 26, 1997.
8,422Reign number
516Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Borders | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Chad Curtis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Ricky Trlicek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Mahomes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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