Belt game 18,464 · July 20, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,701 of the MLB belt, the 567th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since July 18, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on July 21, 2000.
8,701Reign number
567Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Felix Jose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Cardona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Wendell Magee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.