Belt game 18,174 · August 21, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 5–0 on the road to start reign 8,557 of the MLB belt, the 498th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 19, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 23, 1998.
8,557Reign number
498Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Simms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Levine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Esteban Loaiza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.