Belt game 21,139 · June 13, 2016
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 2–1 at home to start reign 9,997 of the MLB belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since June 12, 2016, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on June 16, 2016.
9,997Reign number
82Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Whit Merrifield | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Fuentes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edinson Volquez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wade Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Herrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kipnis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Yan Gomes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Manship | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José Ramírez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Lindor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Naquin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joba Chamberlain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rajai Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.