Belt game 19,041 · April 9, 2004
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 9–3 on the road to start reign 8,988 of the MLB belt, the 518th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 7, 2004, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 11, 2004.
8,988Reign number
518Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Matsui | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Crosby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Giambi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donovan Osborne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Contreras | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Enrique Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Perez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Olivo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valentin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crede | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Harris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Gload | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Uribe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Garland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shingo Takatsu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.