Belt game 18,308 · July 27, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 11–9 on the road to start reign 8,624 of the MLB belt, the 480th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since July 25, 1999, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on July 30, 1999.
8,624Reign number
480Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Cruz Jr. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Greene | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Homer Bush | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Batista | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Roy Halladay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Spoljaric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Willis Otáñez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rheal Cormier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Guthrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.