Belt game 20,167 · August 22, 2010
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 3–2 at home to start reign 9,545 of the MLB belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since August 21, 2010, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 23, 2010.
9,545Reign number
68Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Betemit | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Getz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Maier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean O'Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Greinke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grégor Blanco | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jai Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Quentin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Pierre | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Jenks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gordon Beckham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Linebrink | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Danks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.