Belt game 18,428 · June 8, 2000
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 3–0 at home to start reign 8,679 of the MLB belt, the 491st for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since June 3, 2000, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on June 9, 2000.
8,679Reign number
491Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Veras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Martínez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Branyan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Sexson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.