Belt game 18,496 · August 23, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Seattle Mariners 6–5 at home to start reign 8,717 of the MLB belt, the 572nd for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since August 22, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 25, 2000.
8,717Reign number
572Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wendell Magee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy McMillon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hideo Nomo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cameron | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Javier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.