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Belt game 18,335 · August 27, 1999

New York Yankees take the belt

New York Yankees beat Seattle Mariners 8–0 at home to start reign 8,636 of the MLB belt, the 505th for the franchise.

Seattle Mariners had held it since August 23, 1999, with 2 defenses over 4 days.

New York Yankees held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on August 31, 1999.

8,636Reign number
505Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held

Box score

New York Yankees

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Derek Jeter5130200————
Paul O'Neill4120010————
Chili Davis4020210————
Scott Brosius5210002————
Bernie Williams4010210————
Chuck Knoblauch3210120————
Joe Girardi3110010————
Ricky Ledee4010011————
Tino Martinez4000011————
Jeff Nelson———————1102
Roger Clemens———————8409
Jim Leyritz0000000————
Shane Spencer0100000————

Seattle Mariners

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Brian L. Hunter4020000————
David Bell4010003————
Alex Rodriguez3010011————
Ken Griffey Jr.3010011————
Dan Wilson1000000————
Ozzie Timmons2000001————
Robert Ramsay———————2.2211
Frankie Rodriguez———————2412
Tom Lampkin3000010————
Gil Meche———————3.1661
Edgar Martinez3000011————
Raul Ibanez2000002————
Russ Davis3000011————
Ryan Jackson2000001————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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