Belt game 18,220 · April 18, 1999
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Minnesota Twins 3–2 at home to start reign 8,582 of the MLB belt, the 527th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 17, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on April 22, 1999.
8,582Reign number
527Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Alomar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Langston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Burba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Hocking | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Latham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Corey Koskie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.