Belt game 18,539 · April 7, 2001
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 5–3 at home to start reign 8,737 of the MLB belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 3, 2001, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 9, 2001.
8,737Reign number
60Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Dave McCarty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Febles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Redman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Rivas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.