Belt game 18,072 · April 30, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Texas Rangers 7–2 at home to start reign 8,507 of the MLB belt, the 550th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since April 27, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on May 2, 1998.
8,507Reign number
550Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Tomberlin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Levine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.