Belt game 19,013 · September 7, 2003
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 3–1 at home to start reign 8,975 of the MLB belt, the 520th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since September 1, 2003, with 4 defenses over 6 days.
New York Yankees held it for 7 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on September 14, 2003.
8,975Reign number
520Team's reign
7Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Juan Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Millar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Trot Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.