Belt game 20,505 · August 19, 2012
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4–1 at home to start reign 9,704 of the MLB belt, the 546th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 18, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on August 20, 2012.
9,704Reign number
546Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Canó | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroki Kuroda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Rafael Soriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey McGehee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Ibanez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrián González | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Podsednik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Junichi Tazawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Beckett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.