Belt game 18,187 · September 4, 1998
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 11–6 on the road to start reign 8,564 of the MLB belt, the 499th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since August 30, 1998, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on September 5, 1998.
8,564Reign number
499Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Abbott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Spencer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.