Belt game 17,912 · May 7, 1997
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Toronto Blue Jays 7–1 at home to start reign 8,428 of the MLB belt, the 518th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since May 5, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on May 8, 1997.
8,428Reign number
518Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos García | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Person | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Huck Flener | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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