Belt game 18,272 · June 17, 1999
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Boston Red Sox 8–7 on the road to start reign 8,611 of the MLB belt, the 463rd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 14, 1999, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on June 19, 1999.
8,611Reign number
463Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Wolcott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Rapp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.