Belt game 17,918 · May 13, 1997
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins 11–2 on the road to start reign 8,431 of the MLB belt, the 490th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since May 12, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 16, 1997.
8,431Reign number
490Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Brede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Ritchie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Duncan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Whiten | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Cone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Charlie Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.