Belt game 17,965 · July 4, 1997
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Florida Marlins 6–2 at home to start reign 8,453 of the MLB belt, the 131st for the franchise.
Florida Marlins had held it since July 2, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Mets held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on July 12, 1997.
8,453Reign number
131Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Gilkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Pratt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Gilbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Greg McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Lidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Abbott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Helling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Leiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.