Belt game 18,197 · September 15, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Chicago White Sox 2–0 at home to start reign 8,570 of the MLB belt, the 560th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since September 14, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on September 16, 1998.
8,570Reign number
560Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wood | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Siddall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Greisinger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Abbott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.