Belt game 18,041 · September 24, 1997
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 9–2 on the road to start reign 8,491 of the MLB belt, the 472nd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 21, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on September 26, 1997.
8,491Reign number
472Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Jimmy Hurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Duran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Hamelin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.