Belt game 18,183 · August 30, 1998
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Texas Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 8,563 of the MLB belt, the 500th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 29, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago White Sox held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 4, 1998.
8,563Reign number
500Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Abbott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fordham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Caruso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Stottlemyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Simms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.