Belt game 18,578 · May 23, 2001
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Anaheim Angels 12–5 at home to start reign 8,758 of the MLB belt, the 444th for the franchise.
Anaheim Angels had held it since May 20, 2001, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 28, 2001.
8,758Reign number
444Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Conine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Fordyce | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Mora | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kinkade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Paronto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Kohlmeier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fernando Lunar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willis Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Glaus | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Pote | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lukasiewicz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Eckstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Spiezio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wally Joyner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Nieves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.