Belt game 18,037 · September 20, 1997
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Detroit Tigers 12–8 at home to start reign 8,489 of the MLB belt, the 440th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 18, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 21, 1997.
8,489Reign number
440Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nerio Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Krivda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| David Dellucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Mathews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Charlie Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Walbeck | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Hurst | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Bubba Trammell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Gaillard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Duran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.