Belt game 18,245 · May 16, 1999
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 9–3 at home to start reign 8,595 of the MLB belt, the 562nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 9, 1999, with 5 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on May 18, 1999.
8,595Reign number
562Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Masao Kida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Langston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaret Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.