Belt game 18,584 · May 30, 2001
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 11–2 on the road to start reign 8,760 of the MLB belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 28, 2001, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on June 1, 2001.
8,760Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Caminiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Galarraga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mirabelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sheldon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Brumbaugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Judd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Myette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Mahomes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endy Chavez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Ortiz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dee Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Ibanez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Reichert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wilson Delgado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.