Belt game 20,175 · August 31, 2010
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 10–9 at home to start reign 9,551 of the MLB belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 30, 2010, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on September 1, 2010.
9,551Reign number
71Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Betemit | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aviles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brayan Peña | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grégor Blanco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jai Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean O'Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesse Chavez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Robinson Tejeda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés Blanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Treanor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Kirkman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren O'Day | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexi Ogando | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Nelson Cruz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.