Belt game 18,104 · June 4, 1998
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Minnesota Twins 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,524 of the MLB belt, the 521st for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since June 3, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on June 5, 1998.
8,524Reign number
521Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Brent Gates | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Gooden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Whiten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Villone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Borders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.