Belt game 21,075 · October 31, 2015 · playoffs
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets 5–3 on the road to start reign 9,964 of the MLB belt, the 81st for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since October 30, 2015, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 157 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on April 5, 2016.
9,964Reign number
81Team's reign
2Defenses
157Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilmer Flores | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathon Niese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeurys Familia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Matz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Bartolo Colon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis d'Arnaud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Duda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Clippard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hansel Robles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Lagares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Zobrist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kendrys Morales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Duffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Madson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wade Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Hochevar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hosmer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Orlando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.