Belt game 17,910 · May 5, 1997
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Detroit Tigers 3–1 at home to start reign 8,427 of the MLB belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 4, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 7, 1997.
8,427Reign number
60Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Santiago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos García | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Olivares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Jody Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.