Belt game 18,139 · July 14, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 7–1 on the road to start reign 8,540 of the MLB belt, the 494th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since July 13, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1998.
8,540Reign number
494Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Ogea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Whiten | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvin Morman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Burba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.