Belt game 17,963 · July 2, 1997
Florida Marlins take the belt
Florida Marlins beat Boston Red Sox 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,452 of the MLB belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 1, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Florida Marlins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Mets on July 4, 1997.
8,452Reign number
7Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesus Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Zaun | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robb Nen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Castillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy McMillon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Jay Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.