Belt game 18,192 · September 9, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Chicago White Sox 8–6 on the road to start reign 8,566 of the MLB belt, the 558th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since September 5, 1998, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on September 11, 1998.
8,566Reign number
558Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Abbott | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaime Navarro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Siddall | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Wood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimera Bartee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Greisinger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.