Belt game 18,517 · September 14, 2000
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 7–4 on the road to start reign 8,729 of the MLB belt, the 494th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 13, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 16, 2000.
8,729Reign number
494Team's reign
2Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Branyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Cairncross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Speier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Karsay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Nichting | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Everett | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Bichette | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Brogna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Martínez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Lou Merloni | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Beck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.