Belt game 18,203 · September 21, 1998
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota Twins 7–1 on the road to start reign 8,574 of the MLB belt, the 503rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since September 20, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago White Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on September 23, 1998.
8,574Reign number
503Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Tewksbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Latham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Cameron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.