Belt game 18,153 · July 29, 1998
Anaheim Angels take the belt
Anaheim Angels beat New York Yankees 10–5 at home to start reign 8,547 of the MLB belt, the 131st for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since July 26, 1998, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Anaheim Angels held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 30, 1998.
8,547Reign number
131Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Palmeiro | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Baughman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Disarcina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Percival | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Holtz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Craig Shipley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Holmes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Chad Curtis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Buddie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.