Belt game 18,262 · June 5, 1999
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Chicago Cubs 8–7 at home to start reign 8,605 of the MLB belt, the 535th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since June 4, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on June 8, 1999.
8,605Reign number
535Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Turner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Gooden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrique Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Einar Díaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Houston | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Morandini | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Gaetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Goodwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| José Hernández | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Lieber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.