Belt game 18,450 · July 2, 2000
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Minnesota Twins 7–1 at home to start reign 8,691 of the MLB belt, the 548th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since June 29, 2000, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on July 6, 2000.
8,691Reign number
548Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Branyan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Speier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Finley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Canizaro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Moeller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.