Belt game 18,103 · June 3, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 3–2 at home to start reign 8,523 of the MLB belt, the 456th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 31, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on June 4, 1998.
8,523Reign number
456Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Whiten | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.