Belt game 17,951 · June 20, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 12–6 at home to start reign 8,446 of the MLB belt, the 541st for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 15, 1997, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on June 22, 1997.
8,446Reign number
541Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian L. Hunter | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Naehring | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.