Belt game 18,553 · April 22, 2001
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4–3 at home to start reign 8,744 of the MLB belt, the 517th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 21, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on April 24, 2001.
8,744Reign number
517Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Donzell McDonald II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Sojo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Lilly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Bichette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Everett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomo Ohka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Pete Schourek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Garces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Grebeck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Beck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.