Belt game 18,196 · September 14, 1998
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Detroit Tigers 17–16 on the road to start reign 8,569 of the MLB belt, the 502nd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 12, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 15, 1998.
8,569Reign number
502Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Encarnacion | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Siddall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marino Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Dean Crow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Brunson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Abbott | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Snyder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Jaime Navarro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Caruso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.