Belt game 17,981 · July 23, 1997
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Los Angeles Dodgers 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,460 of the MLB belt, the 134th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Dodgers had held it since July 22, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Mets held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Diego Padres on July 26, 1997.
8,460Reign number
134Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Prince | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tripp Cromer III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Osuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Gagne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Karros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennys Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Darren Dreifort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Anthony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Alexander | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernard Gilkey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Hundley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Franco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Lidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Bohanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.