Belt game 18,315 · August 4, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 7–2 at home to start reign 8,628 of the MLB belt, the 482nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since August 2, 1999, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on August 5, 1999.
8,628Reign number
482Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Webster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Portugal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Sexson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Langston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.