Belt game 18,127 · June 28, 1998
Florida Marlins take the belt
Florida Marlins beat Boston Red Sox 5–1 at home to start reign 8,536 of the MLB belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 25, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Florida Marlins held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on July 2, 1998.
8,536Reign number
10Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Dunwoody | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Floyd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Counsell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Derrek Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Mahay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wasdin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.