Belt game 18,038 · September 21, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Baltimore Orioles 11–3 on the road to start reign 8,490 of the MLB belt, the 549th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since September 20, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on September 24, 1997.
8,490Reign number
549Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ledesma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Clyburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Tarasco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Rosario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Trammell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Hurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Raul Casanova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.