Belt game 18,021 · September 3, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Atlanta Braves 12–4 on the road to start reign 8,480 of the MLB belt, the 545th for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since September 2, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on September 7, 1997.
8,480Reign number
545Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Simon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Spehr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Klesko | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Graffanino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Javy Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Byrd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafael Belliard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Embree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Smoltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Ed Giovanola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Clontz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Bautista | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Blauser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Gregg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Clark | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Jensen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Miceli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.