Belt game 20,512 · August 27, 2012
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago White Sox 4–3 at home to start reign 9,706 of the MLB belt, the 470th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since August 20, 2012, with 5 defenses over 7 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on August 29, 2012.
9,706Reign number
470Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Ford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.J. Hardy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Markakis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate McLouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Machado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Wieters | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Strop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren O'Day | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wei-Yin Chen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dewayne Wise | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Francisco Liriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Dayan Viciedo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.