Belt game 18,087 · May 17, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Anaheim Angels 4–3 at home to start reign 8,515 of the MLB belt, the 552nd for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since May 16, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on May 19, 1998.
8,515Reign number
552Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Canseco | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Darrin Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Moyer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Ducey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fossas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.