Belt game 18,325 · August 15, 1999
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox 4–3 on the road to start reign 8,633 of the MLB belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 10, 1999, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Seattle Mariners held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 20, 1999.
8,633Reign number
53Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Webster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Portugal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Davey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gil Meche | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Ibanez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Buhner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.