Belt game 18,120 · June 21, 1998
Philadelphia Phillies take the belt
Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 7–2 on the road to start reign 8,534 of the MLB belt, the 428th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since June 20, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Philadelphia Phillies held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on June 25, 1998.
8,534Reign number
428Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brant Brown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Servais | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Morandini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Hernández | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Martínez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Trachsel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Dave Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pedro Valdes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Pisciotta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Mieske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Abreu | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Desi Relaford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Brogna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Gomes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Yorkis Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Parent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.