Belt game 20,498 · August 11, 2012
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore Orioles 7–3 on the road to start reign 9,699 of the MLB belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since August 10, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on August 12, 2012.
9,699Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate McLouth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Betemit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Machado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Quintanilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lindstrom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Markakis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Tillman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Troy Patton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Socolovich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Wieters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Getz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Kelvin Herrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.