Belt game 18,105 · June 5, 1998
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Cleveland Indians 2–1 at home to start reign 8,525 of the MLB belt, the 341st for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since June 4, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on June 6, 1998.
8,525Reign number
341Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Boone | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Greene | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Taubensee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Stynes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Watkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Harnisch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Lenny Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Plunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvin Morman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Nagy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.