Belt game 18,109 · June 9, 1998
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Indians 7–4 on the road to start reign 8,527 of the MLB belt, the 392nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since June 6, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on June 12, 1998.
8,527Reign number
392Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Gooden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Whiten | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvin Morman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Young | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Smith | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Collier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Manny Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lieber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Al Martin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.