Belt game 18,093 · May 23, 1998
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Detroit Tigers 7–1 at home to start reign 8,518 of the MLB belt, the 497th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 20, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 24, 1998.
8,518Reign number
497Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.