Belt game 20,556 · October 24, 2012 · playoffs
San Francisco Giants take the belt
San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers 8–3 at home to start reign 9,727 of the MLB belt, the 474th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since October 11, 2012, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
San Francisco Giants held it for 159 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on April 1, 2013.
9,727Reign number
474Team's reign
3Defenses
159Days held
Box score
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Sandoval | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Buster Posey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Pagán | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Zito | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Lincecum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Arias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grégor Blanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mijares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kontos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Belt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Huff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Prince Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Quintin Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Worth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joaquín Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Porcello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Avisaíl García | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Dirks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Alburquerque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Verlander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Alex Avila | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.