Belt game 18,151 · July 26, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 6–3 at home to start reign 8,546 of the MLB belt, the 496th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since July 25, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on July 29, 1998.
8,546Reign number
496Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David West | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pedro Martínez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stieb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Hentgen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.