Belt game 18,396 · May 3, 2000
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 4–2 at home to start reign 8,664 of the MLB belt, the 487th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 2, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on May 6, 2000.
8,664Reign number
487Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Veras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Schourek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Magee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.