Belt game 18,533 · September 29, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota Twins 1–0 at home to start reign 8,735 of the MLB belt, the 575th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since September 28, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 186 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 3, 2001.
8,735Reign number
575Team's reign
2Defenses
186Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy McMillon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rod Lindsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barnes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rivas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.