Belt game 18,212 · April 8, 1999
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 11–9 at home to start reign 8,579 of the MLB belt, the 460th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since April 7, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 9, 1999.
8,579Reign number
460Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cristian Guzman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Munro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Hamilton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Fernández | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Ludwick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.