Belt game 18,181 · August 28, 1998
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Texas Rangers 8–7 at home to start reign 8,561 of the MLB belt, the 499th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 26, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 29, 1998.
8,561Reign number
499Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaime Navarro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Heathcott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Cadaret | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burkett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Simms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Levine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.