Belt game 18,144 · July 19, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 3–1 at home to start reign 8,543 of the MLB belt, the 556th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 18, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 20, 1998.
8,543Reign number
556Team's reign
1Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Alvarez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Beamon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Ashley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Benjamin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.