Belt game 18,050 · April 5, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City Royals 10–1 at home to start reign 8,495 of the MLB belt, the 450th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 3, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on April 8, 1998.
8,495Reign number
450Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whisenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Belcher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Vitiello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Pittsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Pendleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.