Belt game 18,912 · May 16, 2003
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Oakland Athletics 3–2 at home to start reign 8,925 of the MLB belt, the 555th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since May 15, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on May 18, 2003.
8,925Reign number
555Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jody Gerut | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Spencer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Broussard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Traber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Bard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danys Baez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| CC Sabathia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Mulder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
Cleveland Guardians belt history → · Guardians vs. Athletics →