Belt game 18,544 · April 13, 2001
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 3–2 at home to start reign 8,739 of the MLB belt, the 495th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 9, 2001, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 14, 2001.
8,739Reign number
495Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paxton Crawford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Varitek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lansing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Beck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.