Belt game 18,162 · August 8, 1998
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Texas Rangers 11–1 on the road to start reign 8,552 of the MLB belt, the 476th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 6, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 12, 1998.
8,552Reign number
476Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Sele | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Mike Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Levine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.