Belt game 18,213 · April 9, 1999
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Minnesota Twins 14–5 on the road to start reign 8,580 of the MLB belt, the 526th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 8, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 8 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 17, 1999.
8,580Reign number
526Team's reign
5Defenses
8Days 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 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Latham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Perkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Javier Valentin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Alomar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.