Belt game 18,507 · September 4, 2000
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Kansas City Royals 4–3 on the road to start reign 8,724 of the MLB belt, the 512th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since September 1, 2000, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
New York Yankees held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on September 6, 2000.
8,724Reign number
512Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Delgado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Ordaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mac Suzuki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Santiago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Pose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Mullen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Febles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.