Belt game 18,504 · September 1, 2000
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–5 on the road to start reign 8,723 of the MLB belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since August 31, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 4, 2000.
8,723Reign number
58Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flaherty | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Martinez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Huff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Rupe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Steve Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Lidle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Dye | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Delgado | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Dunwoody | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Mullen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Bottalico | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.