Belt game 20,014 · September 2, 2009
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota Twins 4–2 on the road to start reign 9,471 of the MLB belt, the 531st for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 30, 2009, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on September 6, 2009.
9,471Reign number
531Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kubel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan Harris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Morales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Redmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Buscher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Jon Rauch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Duensing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Podsednik | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Quentin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Castro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| D.J. Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Buehrle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Getz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Nix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jenks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Linebrink | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Kotsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dewayne Wise | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.