Belt game 18,083 · May 13, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Seattle Mariners 8–5 at home to start reign 8,513 of the MLB belt, the 551st for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since May 10, 1998, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on May 16, 1998.
8,513Reign number
551Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Spoljaric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Cloude | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fossas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.