Belt game 17,903 · April 26, 1997
Milwaukee Brewers take the belt
Milwaukee Brewers beat Cleveland Indians 9–8 at home to start reign 8,423 of the MLB belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 23, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Milwaukee Brewers held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1997.
8,423Reign number
75Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Brewers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nilsson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Mieske | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Cirillo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Huson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Loretta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McAndrew | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Jesse Levis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Unroe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Fernández | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Kline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.