Belt game 18,095 · May 25, 1998
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 7–4 at home to start reign 8,520 of the MLB belt, the 519th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 24, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on May 30, 1998.
8,520Reign number
519Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Duran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.