Belt game 19,048 · April 19, 2004
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 5–4 at home to start reign 8,992 of the MLB belt, the 504th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 18, 2004, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on April 22, 2004.
8,992Reign number
504Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bronson Arroyo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cesar Crespo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Matsui | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.