Belt game 18,146 · July 20, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 4–3 at home to start reign 8,544 of the MLB belt, the 495th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 19, 1998, with 1 defense over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on July 25, 1998.
8,544Reign number
495Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Bush | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Sveum | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Irabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Beamon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.