Belt game 18,034 · September 17, 1997
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 6–2 at home to start reign 8,487 of the MLB belt, the 492nd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 14, 1997, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 18, 1997.
8,487Reign number
492Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Pose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Boehringer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Hurst | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Gaillard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Melvin Nieves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Duran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.