Belt game 19,232 · April 25, 2005
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Boston Red Sox 8–4 on the road to start reign 9,080 of the MLB belt, the 449th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 24, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 7 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on May 2, 2005.
9,080Reign number
449Team's reign
4Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Vázquez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Blaine Neal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Halama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Mantei | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Bellhorn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Roberts | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Javy Lopez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Matos | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Gomez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Mora | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geronimo Gil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Chen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.