Belt game 18,065 · April 22, 1998
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Kansas City Royals 11–5 at home to start reign 8,504 of the MLB belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 21, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Seattle Mariners held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 25, 1998.
8,504Reign number
47Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Ducey | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Davis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Ayala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Wilkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Jeff Huson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Mack | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whisenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Rios | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| José Rosado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hipolito Pichardo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.