Belt game 19,953 · June 23, 2009
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Houston Astros 2–1 on the road to start reign 9,437 of the MLB belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since June 20, 2009, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on June 25, 2009.
9,437Reign number
64Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Kata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Arias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Maier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joakim Soria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Zack Greinke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| David DeJesus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Pena Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.