Belt game 18,035 · September 18, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 9–7 on the road to start reign 8,488 of the MLB belt, the 548th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since September 17, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on September 20, 1997.
8,488Reign number
548Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Pose | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Hayes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Borowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cecil Fielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Irabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Trammell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Keagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Raul Casanova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.