Belt game 18,211 · April 7, 1999
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Minnesota Twins 9–3 on the road to start reign 8,578 of the MLB belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since September 27, 1998, with 1 defense over 192 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 8, 1999.
8,578Reign number
69Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Perkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benj Sampson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey Koskie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Homer Bush | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Roy Halladay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.