Belt game 18,025 · September 7, 1997
Anaheim Angels take the belt
Anaheim Angels beat Detroit Tigers 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,481 of the MLB belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 3, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Anaheim Angels held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on September 8, 1997.
8,481Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Keagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Dishman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Deivi Cruz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Gaillard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Nevin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Duran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rickey Henderson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Turner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Cadaret | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Percival | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Dickson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Gary Disarcina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Holtz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garret Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Angelo Encarnacion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike James | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.