Belt game 17,953 · June 22, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,447 of the MLB belt, the 469th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since June 20, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on June 26, 1997.
8,447Reign number
469Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jody Reed | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Curtis Pride | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Olivares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hamelin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Frye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.