Belt game 18,219 · April 17, 1999
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 13–8 on the road to start reign 8,581 of the MLB belt, the 461st for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 9, 1999, with 5 defenses over 8 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 18, 1999.
8,581Reign number
461Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Richie Sexson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Vizquel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaret Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Spradlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Steve Karsay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Hocking | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Latham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.