Belt game 17,947 · June 15, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Mets 10–1 on the road to start reign 8,445 of the MLB belt, the 468th for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since June 14, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on June 20, 1997.
8,445Reign number
468Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Gilkey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Takashi Kashiwada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Barry Manuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Bieser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Lidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mo Vaughn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Lacy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.