Belt game 18,150 · July 25, 1998
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 6–2 on the road to start reign 8,545 of the MLB belt, the 498th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since July 20, 1998, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 26, 1998.
8,545Reign number
498Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Homer Bush | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Holmes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Buddie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hideki Irabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Kreuter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.