Belt game 18,551 · April 20, 2001
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 6–1 at home to start reign 8,742 of the MLB belt, the 516th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 15, 2001, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 21, 2001.
8,742Reign number
516Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donzell McDonald II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Schourek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Lansing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideo Nomo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.