Belt game 18,020 · September 2, 1997
Atlanta Braves take the belt
Atlanta Braves beat Detroit Tigers 5–0 at home to start reign 8,479 of the MLB belt, the 437th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 31, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Atlanta Braves held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 3, 1997.
8,479Reign number
437Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lockhart | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Neagle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Javy Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Blauser | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Bautista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randall Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Klesko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Keagle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Bubba Trammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Gaillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Walbeck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Duran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.