Belt game 20,019 · September 7, 2009
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Boston Red Sox 5–1 at home to start reign 9,473 of the MLB belt, the 532nd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since September 6, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago White Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on September 8, 2009.
9,473Reign number
532Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Quentin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Nix | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Buehrle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Getz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Pena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dewayne Wise | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lowell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Álex González | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Baldelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Okajima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Beckett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.