Belt game 19,686 · August 27, 2007
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Minnesota Twins 8–3 at home to start reign 9,296 of the MLB belt, the 568th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 22, 2007, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on September 2, 2007.
9,296Reign number
568Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Shoppach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hafner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Blake | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grady Sizemore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Byrd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jensen Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Perez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Fultz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bartlett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Redmond | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kubel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexi Casilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Tyner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Neshek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Silva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Julio DePaula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.