Belt game 18,411 · May 20, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,671 of the MLB belt, the 566th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since May 17, 2000, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 25, 2000.
8,671Reign number
566Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Veras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Rose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Schourek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rheal Cormier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Macias | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Alvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Fick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Allen McDill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Mlicki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.