Belt game 17,907 · April 30, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Milwaukee Brewers 8–4 at home to start reign 8,424 of the MLB belt, the 537th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Brewers had held it since April 26, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 3, 1997.
8,424Reign number
537Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Trammell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Phil Nevin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jody Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Milwaukee Brewers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Mieske | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Levis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddy Diaz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Newfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Nilsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Maloney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Cirillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Villone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Karl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.