Belt game 18,054 · April 10, 1998
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 5–4 at home to start reign 8,498 of the MLB belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 9, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 11, 1998.
8,498Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Sutton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bevil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sal Fasano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Haney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Valentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.