Belt game 18,249 · May 21, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 5–2 at home to start reign 8,599 of the MLB belt, the 478th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since May 20, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on May 26, 1999.
8,599Reign number
478Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Rapp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Munro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Dalesandro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelvim Escobar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Homer Bush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Lennon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.