Belt game 20,497 · August 10, 2012
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Kansas City Royals 7–1 at home to start reign 9,698 of the MLB belt, the 468th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 7, 2012, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 11, 2012.
9,698Reign number
468Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Quintanilla | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate McLouth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Machado | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Betemit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.J. Hardy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Markakis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel González | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Strop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Wieters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Getz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Dyson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Hochevar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Everett Teaford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.