Belt game 18,536 · April 3, 2001
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,736 of the MLB belt, the 473rd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 29, 2000, with 2 defenses over 186 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on April 7, 2001.
8,736Reign number
473Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy McMillon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Javier Cardona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Fick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Rivas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Cristian Guzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.