Belt game 18,018 · August 31, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at home to start reign 8,478 of the MLB belt, the 544th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since August 30, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on September 2, 1997.
8,478Reign number
544Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Raul Casanova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Melvin Nieves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sefcik | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rex Hudler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Barron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Karp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Brogna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Parent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Leiter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.