Belt game 18,284 · June 30, 1999
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 8–2 on the road to start reign 8,614 of the MLB belt, the 564th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since June 22, 1999, with 6 defenses over 8 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 1, 1999.
8,614Reign number
564Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Spencer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chili Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Wood | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabe Kapler | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.