Belt game 20,488 · July 31, 2012
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota Twins 4–3 on the road to start reign 9,694 of the MLB belt, the 553rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since July 27, 2012, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on August 4, 2012.
9,694Reign number
553Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Mastroianni | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Revere | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Valencia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Blackburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Willingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Gray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamey Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Doumit | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rios | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayan Viciedo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Liriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Alejandro De Aza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Konerko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.