Belt game 18,090 · May 20, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota Twins 12–11 on the road to start reign 8,517 of the MLB belt, the 553rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since May 19, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on May 23, 1998.
8,517Reign number
553Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Walker | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Tomberlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Manto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.