Belt game 18,043 · September 26, 1997
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston Red Sox 3–0 at home to start reign 8,492 of the MLB belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since September 24, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 188 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 2, 1998.
8,492Reign number
63Team's reign
3Defenses
188Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Santiago | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Woody Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelvim Escobar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Henry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.