Belt game 18,026 · September 8, 1997
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Anaheim Angels 12–10 at home to start reign 8,482 of the MLB belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since September 7, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on September 10, 1997.
8,482Reign number
62Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Duncan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Person | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelvim Escobar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Daal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Salmon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Phillips | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rickey Henderson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Cadaret | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rich DeLucia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pep Harris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Disarcina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Holtz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Encarnacion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike James | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell May | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Anthony Chavez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.