Belt game 20,494 · August 7, 2012
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 5–2 on the road to start reign 9,697 of the MLB belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since August 5, 2012, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on August 10, 2012.
9,697Reign number
73Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Olmedo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayan Viciedo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Danks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Peavy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Philip Humber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyson Septimo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Abreu | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Dyson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Getz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Chen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Kelvin Herrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Moustakas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brayan Peña | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.