Belt game 17,946 · June 14, 1997
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox 5–2 at home to start reign 8,444 of the MLB belt, the 130th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 11, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
New York Mets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on June 15, 1997.
8,444Reign number
130Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Sheaffer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Lankford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Lampkin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Mabry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Gallego | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Eckersley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Ogea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Albie Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvin Morman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Borders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.