Belt game 19,032 · September 25, 2003
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 14–3 at home to start reign 8,983 of the MLB belt, the 502nd for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since September 24, 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 27, 2003.
8,983Reign number
502Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mueller | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Jackson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mirabelli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Abad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Merloni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Haselman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Matos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cust | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Swann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Bauer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brook Fordyce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Ainsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Jose Morban | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Bigbie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Roberts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Gibbons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Douglass | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Omar Daal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Batista | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Mendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.