Belt game 18,159 · August 4, 1998
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Seattle Mariners 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,550 of the MLB belt, the 475th for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since August 2, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 6, 1998.
8,550Reign number
475Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nilsson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Loretta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valentin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Karl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Darrin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Lankford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Mabry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Ordaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.