Belt game 18,528 · September 24, 2000
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Chicago White Sox 6–5 at home to start reign 8,732 of the MLB belt, the 471st for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since September 19, 2000, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on September 26, 2000.
8,732Reign number
471Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Lawton III | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Canizaro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rivas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Graffanino | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valentin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Buehrle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kelly Wunsch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| McKay Christensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Abbott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Barcelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Beirne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.