Belt game 18,470 · July 25, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6–4 at home to start reign 8,705 of the MLB belt, the 569th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since July 24, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on July 26, 2000.
8,705Reign number
569Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wendell Magee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Polonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Trachsel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Felix Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Trammell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Russ Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.