Belt game 18,499 · August 26, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota Twins 8–2 on the road to start reign 8,719 of the MLB belt, the 573rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 25, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 27, 2000.
8,719Reign number
573Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Canizaro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cressend | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wendell Magee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dusty Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.