Belt game 18,467 · July 22, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 10–6 at home to start reign 8,703 of the MLB belt, the 568th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since July 21, 2000, with 1 defense over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on July 24, 2000.
8,703Reign number
568Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wendell Magee | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Javier Cardona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Ortiz | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Pose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Durbin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Tim Byrdak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bochtler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Larkin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.