Belt game 18,165 · August 12, 1998
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 8–4 on the road to start reign 8,553 of the MLB belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 8, 1998, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on August 15, 1998.
8,553Reign number
53Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rivera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whisenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| José Rosado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Larry Sutton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.