Belt game 18,509 · September 6, 2000
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat New York Yankees 3–2 at home to start reign 8,725 of the MLB belt, the 59th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since September 4, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 7, 2000.
8,725Reign number
59Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Fabregas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Febles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Delgado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Ordaz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Dee Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.