Belt game 17,980 · July 22, 1997
Los Angeles Dodgers take the belt
Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Mets 8–3 at home to start reign 8,459 of the MLB belt, the 369th for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since July 18, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Los Angeles Dodgers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on July 23, 1997.
8,459Reign number
369Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tripp Cromer III | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Prince | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Ashley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Karros | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Candiotti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Brett Butler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Radinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Pratt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Franco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Acevedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.