Belt game 17,976 · July 18, 1997
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Cincinnati Reds 4–3 at home to start reign 8,458 of the MLB belt, the 133rd for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since July 16, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Mets held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on July 22, 1997.
8,458Reign number
133Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Gilkey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Franco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crawford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Acevedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Carl Everett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Goodwin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Taubensee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Greene | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Remlinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.