Belt game 20,894 · October 22, 2014 · playoffs
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat San Francisco Giants 7–2 at home to start reign 9,874 of the MLB belt, the 76th for the franchise.
San Francisco Giants had held it since October 14, 2014, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on October 25, 2014.
9,874Reign number
76Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Moustakas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh Willingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrance Gore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yordano Ventura | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Wade Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelvin Herrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Norichika Aoki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Panik | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Crawford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grégor Blanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Morse | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Buster Posey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Belt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Sandoval | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Ishikawa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Lincecum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Machi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Peavy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew Susac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier López | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santiago Casilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.