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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

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Ken Caminiti3121211————
Frank Catalanotto3020010————
Rusty Greer3020000————
Andres Galarraga4010000————
Ivan Rodriguez2010001————
Gabe Kapler2110020————
Doug Mirabelli2000010————
Rafael Palmeiro3000010————
Scott Sheldon2000001————
Cliff Brumbaugh2000002————
Ruben Sierra0000000————
Michael Young4000001————
Mike Judd———————2540
Alex Rodriguez3000000————
Aaron Myette———————5502
Pat Mahomes———————1870
Tim Crabtree———————1101

Kansas City Royals

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Endy Chavez4130210————
Jermaine Dye3130110————
Carlos Beltrán6131300————
Mike Sweeney5120000————
Héctor Ortiz5220101————
Luis Alicea4220010————
Dee Brown5121301————
Rey Sanchez4110000————
Joe Randa5110100————
Raul Ibanez1000000————
Dan Reichert———————7.1923
Jason Grimsley———————1.2003
Wilson Delgado2000001————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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