Belt game 17,908 · May 3, 1997
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 7–6 at home to start reign 8,425 of the MLB belt, the 517th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since April 30, 1997, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 4, 1997.
8,425Reign number
517Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ripken | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Simms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Julio Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Newson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Pemberton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Avery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Haselman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Trlicek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.