Belt game 18,094 · May 24, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Chicago White Sox 8–4 on the road to start reign 8,519 of the MLB belt, the 554th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since May 23, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 25, 1998.
8,519Reign number
554Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Baldwin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Snopek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Abbott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Matt Karchner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Clark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.