Belt game 18,402 · May 10, 2000
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Chicago White Sox 5–3 at home to start reign 8,668 of the MLB belt, the 489th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since May 9, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on May 16, 2000.
8,668Reign number
489Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Veras | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Martinez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Valentin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Paul | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Wunsch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Eldred | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Chris Singleton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.