Belt game 20,784 · June 10, 2014
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 9–5 at home to start reign 9,828 of the MLB belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since June 7, 2014, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 9 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on June 19, 2014.
9,828Reign number
75Team's reign
7Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Dyson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Moustakas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Crow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Vargas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Raburn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kipnis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brantley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Atchison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Hagadone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yan Gomes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Outman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Kluber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.