Belt game 18,138 · July 13, 1998
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 4–1 at home to start reign 8,539 of the MLB belt, the 523rd for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since July 3, 1998, with 6 defenses over 10 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 14, 1998.
8,539Reign number
523Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaret Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Ramirez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dale Sveum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Holmes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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