Belt game 18,546 · April 15, 2001
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 5–4 at home to start reign 8,741 of the MLB belt, the 496th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 14, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 20, 2001.
8,741Reign number
496Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Everett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Bichette | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lansing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Grebeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rolando Arrojo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hideo Nomo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Daubach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Bellinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Choate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Boehringer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.