Belt game 18,313 · August 2, 1999
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 7–5 on the road to start reign 8,627 of the MLB belt, the 537th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 31, 1999, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on August 4, 1999.
8,627Reign number
537Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rheal Cormier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Guthrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Rapp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Gooden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Enrique Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Branyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Haney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Karsay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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