Belt game 18,124 · June 25, 1998
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies 7–5 on the road to start reign 8,535 of the MLB belt, the 473rd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since June 21, 1998, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Miami Marlins on June 28, 1998.
8,535Reign number
473Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Parent | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Abreu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rico Brogna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Beech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Jon Zuber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Desi Relaford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Spradlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Buford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mahay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Ashley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rich Garces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.