Belt game 20,470 · July 8, 2012
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7–3 on the road to start reign 9,685 of the MLB belt, the 544th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 7, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on July 15, 2012.
9,685Reign number
544Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ciriaco | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aviles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Atchison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Nava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfredo Aceves | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Mauro Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Ross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Melancon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Adrián González | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Canó | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Nix | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Soriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Iván Nova | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Dewayne Wise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Eppley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Clay Rapada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.