Belt game 18,317 · August 6, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim Angels 5–1 on the road to start reign 8,630 of the MLB belt, the 483rd for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since August 5, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 9, 1999.
8,630Reign number
483Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Sveum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Morris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Clontz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brant Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Lankford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe McEwing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Howard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie McGee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Croushore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.