Belt game 18,064 · April 21, 1998
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Seattle Mariners 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,503 of the MLB belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since April 16, 1998, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on April 22, 1998.
8,503Reign number
52Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rondell White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| F.P. Santangelo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vidro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Andrews | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shayne Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Livingstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Widger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Batista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Brad Fullmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Jordan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian R. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Lampkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Mabry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Acevedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brantley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.