Belt game 18,048 · April 3, 1998
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 9–5 on the road to start reign 8,494 of the MLB belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 2, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 5, 1998.
8,494Reign number
50Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Todd Ritchie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Brent Gates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bevil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Whisenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Martinez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Sutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Haney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.