Belt game 18,311 · July 31, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 6–5 at home to start reign 8,626 of the MLB belt, the 481st for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since July 30, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 2, 1999.
8,626Reign number
481Team'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 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Rose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Rheal Cormier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Spencer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.