Belt game 18,141 · July 16, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 3–1 at home to start reign 8,541 of the MLB belt, the 555th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since July 14, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on July 18, 1998.
8,541Reign number
555Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Cone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.