Belt game 19,022 · September 15, 2003
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–2 at home to start reign 8,977 of the MLB belt, the 499th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since September 14, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on September 17, 2003.
8,977Reign number
499Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocco Baldelli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Huff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Malaska | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Rolls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Sosa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Travis Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Piatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Toby Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.