Belt game 18,465 · July 21, 2000
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 4–0 on the road to start reign 8,702 of the MLB belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 20, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 22, 2000.
8,702Reign number
56Team's reign
1Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Dunwoody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Reichert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Carlos Febles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.