Belt game 18,089 · May 19, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 8–3 at home to start reign 8,516 of the MLB belt, the 455th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 17, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 20, 1998.
8,516Reign number
455Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Latham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Keagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.