Belt game 19,209 · October 23, 2004 · playoffs
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Cardinals 11–9 at home to start reign 9,070 of the MLB belt, the 506th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since October 20, 2004, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 162 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 3, 2005.
9,070Reign number
506Team's reign
3Defenses
162Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Bellhorn | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mirabelli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bronson Arroyo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Trot Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pokey Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Walker | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| So Taguchi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Haren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Womack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Woody Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Tavarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Marquis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Eldred | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray King | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.