Belt game 18,393 · April 30, 2000
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,662 of the MLB belt, the 486th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 26, 2000, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 2, 2000.
8,662Reign number
486Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einar Díaz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Whiten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean DePaula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| David Justice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Martínez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.