Belt game 17,961 · June 30, 1997
Florida Marlins take the belt
Florida Marlins beat Boston Red Sox 8–5 on the road to start reign 8,450 of the MLB belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 29, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Florida Marlins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on July 1, 1997.
8,450Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Castillo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Abbott | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robb Nen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Fernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.