Belt game 20,506 · August 20, 2012
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 9–6 at home to start reign 9,705 of the MLB belt, the 555th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since August 19, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago White Sox held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on August 27, 2012.
9,705Reign number
555Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Pierzynski | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dewayne Wise | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayan Viciedo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Veal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Olmedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Floyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Brett Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Santiago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Matt Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Canó | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey McGehee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Ibanez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddy Garcia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Boone Logan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Joba Chamberlain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cody Eppley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clay Rapada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.