Belt game 18,246 · May 18, 1999
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Detroit Tigers 7–5 at home to start reign 8,596 of the MLB belt, the 70th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 16, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 19, 1999.
8,596Reign number
70Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Kelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Homer Bush | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Hentgen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Billy Koch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Karim Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.