Belt game 18,269 · June 14, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Minnesota Twins 4–3 at home to start reign 8,610 of the MLB belt, the 479th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since June 11, 1999, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 17, 1999.
8,610Reign number
479Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Frye | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jin Ho Cho | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Daubach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.