Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
Belt game 18,341 · September 2, 1999

New York Yankees take the belt

New York Yankees beat Oakland Athletics 9–3 at home to start reign 8,638 of the MLB belt, the 506th for the franchise.

Oakland Athletics had held it since August 31, 1999, with 1 defense over 2 days.

New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on September 3, 1999.

8,638Reign number
506Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

New York Yankees

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Clay Bellinger4221100————
Bernie Williams4120110————
Chuck Knoblauch4221110————
Tino Martinez5120100————
Derek Jeter3210121————
Jorge Posada5010001————
Paul O'Neill4110211————
Chad Curtis1010100————
Ricky Ledee4010112————
Chili Davis1010000————
Mike Stanton———————1.1100
Darryl Strawberry2000012————
Jeff Nelson———————0100
Orlando Hernandez———————6.2526
Jason Grimsley———————1102

Oakland Athletics

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Ben Grieve4130001————
Miguel Tejada4010001————
Randy Velarde4010011————
Mike Macfarlane3010001————
Scott Spiezio3211110————
Rich Becker3010121————
Jason Giambi4000011————
Tim Worrell———————0.2220
Gil Heredia———————4.1854
Ron Mahay———————2322
Matt Stairs4000001————
Olmedo Saenz5000001————
Jason McDonald0000010————
Tim Kubinski———————1101

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

New York Yankees belt history → · Yankees vs. Athletics →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change, or one a week with every belt in it. Nothing else.

Or follow every belt at once: the belt network feed (RSS) · the weekly digest · every belt game on your calendar (one subscription, all leagues and the college belts).