Belt game 17,735 · April 23, 1996
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat New York Yankees 5–2 at home to start reign 8,339 of the MLB belt, the 46th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 20, 1996, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on April 24, 1996.
8,339Reign number
46Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Vitiello | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Lennon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Les Norman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Gubicza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Duncan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Wade Boggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.