Belt game 18,170 · August 17, 1998
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4–3 at home to start reign 8,555 of the MLB belt, the 524th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since August 15, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 19, 1998.
8,555Reign number
524Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Sexson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Manto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Winn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Alvarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Quinton McCracken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Cairo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ledesma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.