Belt game 17,957 · June 26, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 10–6 on the road to start reign 8,448 of the MLB belt, the 542nd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 22, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on June 29, 1997.
8,448Reign number
542Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Henry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.