Belt game 18,154 · July 30, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Anaheim Angels 3–0 on the road to start reign 8,548 of the MLB belt, the 497th for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since July 29, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on August 2, 1998.
8,548Reign number
497Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garret Anderson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Disarcina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Baughman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Norberto Martin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Percival | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich DeLucia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Finley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Holtz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Shipley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.