Belt game 18,143 · July 18, 1998
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 9–4 on the road to start reign 8,542 of the MLB belt, the 474th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 16, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 19, 1998.
8,542Reign number
474Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Raul Casanova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Crow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Avery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.