Belt game 19,045 · April 16, 2004
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 6–2 at home to start reign 8,990 of the MLB belt, the 503rd for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 11, 2004, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 18, 2004.
8,990Reign number
503Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mueller | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mirabelli | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Burks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Bellhorn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Pokey Reese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Donovan Osborne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge De Paula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrique Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Vazquez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.