Belt game 19,969 · July 10, 2009
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 1–0 at home to start reign 9,447 of the MLB belt, the 516th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since July 9, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on July 18, 2009.
9,447Reign number
516Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Baldelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Papelbon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David DeJesus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Buck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Callaspo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Freel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Pena Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Olivo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bannister | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| John Bale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.