Belt game 19,037 · March 31, 2004
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12–1 on the road to start reign 8,985 of the MLB belt, the 521st for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since September 27, 2003, with 2 defenses over 186 days.
New York Yankees held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on April 6, 2004.
8,985Reign number
521Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Hall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Crawford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Huff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Baldelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geremi Gonzalez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Damian Rolls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Fordyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Sosa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| John Halama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Fick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Moss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Geoff Blum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Gipson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trever Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Posada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.