Belt game 18,285 · July 1, 1999
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 6–0 at home to start reign 8,615 of the MLB belt, the 503rd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since June 30, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on July 4, 1999.
8,615Reign number
503Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Spencer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Irabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Mlicki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Will Brunson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.