Belt game 20,693 · August 30, 2013
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Chicago White Sox 4–3 at home to start reign 9,787 of the MLB belt, the 538th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since August 27, 2013, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 2, 2013.
9,787Reign number
538Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Victorino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Drew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Middlebrooks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Morales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junichi Tazawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Gomes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Dempster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avisaíl García | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayan Viciedo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro De Aza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lindstrom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Petricka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Santiago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Josh Phegley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Purcey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.