Belt game 18,501 · August 29, 2000
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 7–3 at home to start reign 8,721 of the MLB belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 27, 2000, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on August 31, 2000.
8,721Reign number
57Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Ordaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kris Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Stein | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Koskie | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cressend | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Canizaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ardoin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J.C. Romero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.