Belt game 18,130 · July 2, 1998
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Florida Marlins 5–3 at home to start reign 8,537 of the MLB belt, the 441st for the franchise.
Florida Marlins had held it since June 28, 1998, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 3, 1998.
8,537Reign number
441Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Webster | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Benítez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sidney Ponson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Rich Becker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Dunwoody | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrek Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Fontenot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Edmondson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Counsell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirt Ojala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Floyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.