Belt game 18,198 · September 16, 1998
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Detroit Tigers 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,571 of the MLB belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 15, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 17, 1998.
8,571Reign number
68Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Beamon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marino Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimera Bartee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian L. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Person | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.