Belt game 18,239 · May 9, 1999
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–4 at home to start reign 8,594 of the MLB belt, the 532nd for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since May 8, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 16, 1999.
8,594Reign number
532Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Wilson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Sexson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaret Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Karsay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Martinez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton McCracken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Alvarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.