Belt game 18,477 · August 2, 2000
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,707 of the MLB belt, the 549th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since July 26, 2000, with 5 defenses over 7 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 8, 2000.
8,707Reign number
549Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Salmon | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Wise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Petkovsek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Spiezio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Glaus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.