Belt game 18,193 · September 11, 1998
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 6–2 at home to start reign 8,567 of the MLB belt, the 477th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 9, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 12, 1998.
8,567Reign number
477Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mandy Romero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Siddall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marino Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Brunson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.