Belt game 19,008 · September 1, 2003
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies 13–9 on the road to start reign 8,974 of the MLB belt, the 498th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since August 29, 2003, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 6 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 7, 2003.
8,974Reign number
498Team's reign
4Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chase Utley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Abreu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Stinnett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Burrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Turk Wendell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rheal Cormier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Plesac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trot Nixon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Jackson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Embree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Timlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave McCarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.