Belt game 18,321 · August 10, 1999
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 9–6 on the road to start reign 8,632 of the MLB belt, the 484th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 9, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on August 15, 1999.
8,632Reign number
484Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Giambi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kreuter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Febles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Holbert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Whisenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mac Suzuki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Pose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Daubach | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Rose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.