Belt game 18,100 · May 31, 1998
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Toronto Blue Jays 8–3 on the road to start reign 8,522 of the MLB belt, the 520th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since May 30, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 3, 1998.
8,522Reign number
520Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Green | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Crespo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Risley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Van Ryn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Canseco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Hentgen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Whiten | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvin Morman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Lofton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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