Belt game 18,320 · August 9, 1999
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 5–2 at home to start reign 8,631 of the MLB belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 6, 1999, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on August 10, 1999.
8,631Reign number
54Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Giambi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Spehr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Febles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Holbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Portugal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.