Belt game 20,483 · July 26, 2012
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 5–3 at home to start reign 9,692 of the MLB belt, the 584th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 25, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on July 27, 2012.
9,692Reign number
584Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Santana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kipnis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hafner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brantley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Lillibridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Perez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Hannahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shelley Duncan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Kotchman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Zach McAllister | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Joe Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pestano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Prince Fielder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Avila | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Quintin Berry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Santiago | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brayan Villarreal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darin Downs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Boesch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Verlander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.