Belt game 18,253 · May 26, 1999
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 8–3 at home to start reign 8,600 of the MLB belt, the 500th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since May 21, 1999, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
New York Yankees held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 31, 1999.
8,600Reign number
500Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Tarasco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Portugal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Trot Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Harikkala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.