Belt game 18,399 · May 7, 2000
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–7 at home to start reign 8,666 of the MLB belt, the 488th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since May 6, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on May 9, 2000.
8,666Reign number
488Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Veras | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rheal Cormier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Fassero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Andy Sheets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flaherty | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Vaughn | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Trammell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Bryan Rekar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.