Belt game 19,079 · May 23, 2004
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 8–3 on the road to start reign 9,006 of the MLB belt, the 529th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 21, 2004, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on May 30, 2004.
9,006Reign number
529Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laynce Nix | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| R.A. Dickey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Shouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Dellucci | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Fullmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Matsui | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Crosby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Rivera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Vazquez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.