Belt game 18,209 · September 27, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 6–2 at home to start reign 8,577 of the MLB belt, the 459th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 26, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 192 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on April 7, 1999.
8,577Reign number
459Team's reign
1Defenses
192Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Latham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Whiten | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Manto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enrique Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Ogea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Cora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Branson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.