Belt game 18,202 · September 20, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 3–0 on the road to start reign 8,573 of the MLB belt, the 457th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 17, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on September 21, 1998.
8,573Reign number
457Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Siddall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Fick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Greisinger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Walker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Baptist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Latham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benj Sampson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.