Belt game 18,055 · April 11, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City Royals 8–3 on the road to start reign 8,499 of the MLB belt, the 452nd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 10, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on April 13, 1998.
8,499Reign number
452Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Halter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Belcher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Rosado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Ernie Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.