Belt game 18,586 · June 1, 2001
Anaheim Angels take the belt
Anaheim Angels beat Kansas City Royals 7–1 at home to start reign 8,761 of the MLB belt, the 143rd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since May 30, 2001, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Anaheim Angels held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on June 6, 2001.
8,761Reign number
143Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Anaheim Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Glaus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff DaVanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Fabregas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ismael Valdez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Tim Salmon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wally Joyner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endy Chavez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Doug Henry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Raul Ibanez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dee Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.