Belt game 18,205 · September 23, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Chicago White Sox 7–6 at home to start reign 8,575 of the MLB belt, the 458th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since September 21, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on September 26, 1998.
8,575Reign number
458Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Steinbach | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Latham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Serafini | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Ritchie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Baptist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Abbott | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Parque | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.