Belt game 19,043 · April 11, 2004
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 5–4 at home to start reign 8,989 of the MLB belt, the 523rd for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since April 9, 2004, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 16, 2004.
8,989Reign number
523Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Crosby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Mussina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hideki Matsui | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Valentin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Gload | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Harris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Juan Uribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Olivo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Cotts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Rowand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crede | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damaso Marte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.