Belt game 17,917 · May 12, 1997
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 12–2 at home to start reign 8,430 of the MLB belt, the 448th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since May 8, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on May 13, 1997.
8,430Reign number
448Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Myers | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Colbrunn | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Brede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Ritchie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Ron Coomer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carter | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos García | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Huck Flener | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.