Belt game 17,943 · June 11, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 10–1 at home to start reign 8,443 of the MLB belt, the 467th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since June 8, 1997, with 3 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on June 14, 1997.
8,443Reign number
467Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jefferson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| John Valentin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Mathews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.