Belt game 19,047 · April 18, 2004
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7–3 on the road to start reign 8,991 of the MLB belt, the 524th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 16, 2004, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 19, 2004.
8,991Reign number
524Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Burks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Malaska | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Seibel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cesar Crespo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Lee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Contreras | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.