Belt game 17,960 · June 29, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 8–6 at home to start reign 8,449 of the MLB belt, the 470th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since June 26, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Marlins on June 30, 1997.
8,449Reign number
470Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesus Tavarez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Henry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Olivares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Jose Bautista | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.