Belt game 17,939 · June 8, 1997
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago White Sox 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,442 of the MLB belt, the 439th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since June 6, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 3 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on June 11, 1997.
8,442Reign number
439Team's reign
3Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Snopek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Karkovice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyle Mouton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Guillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck McElroy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Darwin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Norberto Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Tarasco | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Benítez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.