Belt game 17,962 · July 1, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Florida Marlins 9–2 at home to start reign 8,451 of the MLB belt, the 471st for the franchise.
Florida Marlins had held it since June 30, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Marlins on July 2, 1997.
8,451Reign number
471Team'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 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesus Tavarez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vaughn Eshelman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Abbott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Helling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeff Conine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hutton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Rapp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.