Belt game 19,038 · April 6, 2004
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat New York Yankees 9–4 at home to start reign 8,986 of the MLB belt, the 12th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since March 31, 2004, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 7, 2004.
8,986Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Cruz Jr. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Crawford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Baldelli | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Toby Hall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Huff | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Carter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Damian Rolls | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danys Baez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Zambrano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mussina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Donovan Osborne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge De Paula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Enrique Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.