Belt game 19,966 · July 7, 2009
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Oakland Athletics 5–2 at home to start reign 9,445 of the MLB belt, the 515th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 5, 2009, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on July 9, 2009.
9,445Reign number
515Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Papelbon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Masterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hideki Okajima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Beckett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Holliday | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cust | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hairston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Édgar González | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Russ Springer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dana Eveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Brad Ziegler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Breslow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.