Belt game 19,028 · September 21, 2003
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 2–0 on the road to start reign 8,981 of the MLB belt, the 501st for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 20, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on September 24, 2003.
8,981Reign number
501Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Hafner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jody Gerut | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonny Peralta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Broussard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Josh Bard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Magruder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danys Baez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Casey Blake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Sorensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Coco Crisp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Riske | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Martínez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.