Belt game 18,106 · June 6, 1998
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Cincinnati Reds 10–1 on the road to start reign 8,526 of the MLB belt, the 522nd for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since June 5, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on June 9, 1998.
8,526Reign number
522Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stynes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Remlinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Pat Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Taubensee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Boone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaret Wright | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| David Justice | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Krivda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Whiten | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Branson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.