Belt game 19,027 · September 20, 2003
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 13–4 at home to start reign 8,980 of the MLB belt, the 556th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since September 18, 2003, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on September 21, 2003.
8,980Reign number
556Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Blake | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Broussard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Bard | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jody Gerut | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Escobar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cressend | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Hafner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Betancourt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Boyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coco Crisp | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Mulholland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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