Belt game 18,355 · September 16, 1999
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Anaheim Angels 7–1 at home to start reign 8,644 of the MLB belt, the 55th for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since September 12, 1999, with 4 defenses over 4 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on September 18, 1999.
8,644Reign number
55Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Spehr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Scott Pose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Holbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengie Molina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Glaus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Luke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Pote | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff DaVanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Ortiz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Matt Walbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Huson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Mintz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Disarcina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.