Belt game 18,199 · September 17, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Toronto Blue Jays 7–4 at home to start reign 8,572 of the MLB belt, the 561st for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since September 16, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on September 20, 1998.
8,572Reign number
561Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Siddall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Paul Bako | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Crow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Brunson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Van Ryn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Person | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| José Canseco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.