Belt game 18,510 · September 7, 2000
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Kansas City Royals 7–3 on the road to start reign 8,726 of the MLB belt, the 513th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since September 6, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on September 11, 2000.
8,726Reign number
513Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dee Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Reichert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Kris Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Mullen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Bottalico | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Febles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Dingman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Neagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.