Belt game 20,515 · August 30, 2012
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago White Sox 5–3 at home to start reign 9,708 of the MLB belt, the 471st for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since August 29, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 1, 2012.
9,708Reign number
471Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.J. Hardy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Markakis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate McLouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Strop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lew Ford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Zack Britton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Manny Machado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lopez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Gimenez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayan Viciedo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Quintana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Donnie Veal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dewayne Wise | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Santiago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.