Belt game 17,937 · June 6, 1997
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 7–3 at home to start reign 8,441 of the MLB belt, the 496th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since May 28, 1997, with 4 defenses over 9 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on June 8, 1997.
8,441Reign number
496Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyle Mouton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Fabregas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Drabek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Snopek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck McElroy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Webster | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Tarasco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Erickson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.