Belt game 18,541 · April 9, 2001
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Kansas City Royals 13–4 on the road to start reign 8,738 of the MLB belt, the 514th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 7, 2001, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 13, 2001.
8,738Reign number
514Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Febles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Hinch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Santiago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Kris Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake Stein | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Coleman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Almánzar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.