Belt game 18,261 · June 4, 1999
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,604 of the MLB belt, the 480th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since June 2, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on June 5, 1999.
8,604Reign number
480Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Justice | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Richie Sexson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Einar Díaz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Morandini | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Houston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| José Hernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Mulholland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.