Belt game 17,913 · May 8, 1997
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland Indians 4–3 on the road to start reign 8,429 of the MLB belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 7, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on May 12, 1997.
8,429Reign number
61Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Ogea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tilson Brito | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Juan Guzmán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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