Belt game 18,131 · July 3, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Baltimore Orioles 3–2 at home to start reign 8,538 of the MLB belt, the 493rd for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since July 2, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 10 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on July 13, 1998.
8,538Reign number
493Team's reign
6Defenses
10Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Crespo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Guzmán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Winn | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton McCracken | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred McGriff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Aldred | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ledesma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.