Belt game 18,898 · April 30, 2003
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Seattle Mariners 8–5 at home to start reign 8,917 of the MLB belt, the 518th for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since April 27, 2003, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Yankees held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on May 3, 2003.
8,917Reign number
518Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Zeile | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Mondesi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erick Almonte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Robin Ventura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Enrique Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Acevedo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cameron | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Cirillo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Boone | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Colbrunn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Bloomquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Mateo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Moyer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Giovanni Carrara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Winn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Mabry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.