The MLB Belt · reign 9,828
Kansas City Royals
Took the belt from Cleveland Indians, 9–5, on June 10, 2014. Lost it to Detroit Tigers, 2–1, on June 19, 2014.
7Defenses
9Days
75thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Jun 18, 2014
4.3Average winning margin
325thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
110thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
Defended against
White Sox ×3Tigers ×3Cleveland Indians
The season
- 2014: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had the best record (98–64–0); San Francisco Giants won the World Series; 9 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 77 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most hits for Kansas City Royals across the 9 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | H | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Butler | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | Omar Infante | 13 | 9 |
| 3 | Alcides Escobar | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez | 11 | 9 |
| 5 | Alex Gordon | 10 | 8 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Kansas City Royals’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,784 | Jun 10, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 9–5 Game → | +4 | Title change |
| 20,785 | Jun 11, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 20,786 | Jun 13, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 7–2 | +5 | Defense |
| 20,787 | Jun 14, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 9–1 | +8 | Defense |
| 20,788 | Jun 15, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 6–3 | +3 | Defense |
| 20,789 | Jun 16, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 11–8 | +3 | Defense |
| 20,790 | Jun 17, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 11–4 | +7 | Defense |
| 20,791 | Jun 18, 2014 | Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 20,792 | Jun 19, 2014 | Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 2–1 Game → | −1 | Title change |