Belt game 20,499 · August 12, 2012
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Kansas City Royals 5–3 at home to start reign 9,700 of the MLB belt, the 469th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 11, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on August 16, 2012.
9,700Reign number
469Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate McLouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Machado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.J. Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Patton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Ayala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Strop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Hunter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Lew Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Butler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Getz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Chen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Francisley Bueno | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Crow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brayan Peña | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.