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Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

21Belt meetings
13Red Sox wins
8Royals wins
10Title changes

Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals have met 21 times with the MLB belt on the line, from August 24, 1971 to May 11, 2025. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. Boston Red Sox lead the belt series 13–8.

Belt gameDateResult
13,852Aug 24, 1971Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 5–4Defense
13,853Aug 25, 1971Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 7–5Defense
13,854Aug 26, 1971Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 7–0Title change
18,164Aug 11, 1998Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 7–4Defense
18,165Aug 12, 1998Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 8–4Title change
18,320Aug 9, 1999Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 5–2Title change
18,321Aug 10, 1999Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 9–6Title change
18,322Aug 11, 1999Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 9–3Defense
19,968Jul 9, 2009Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 8–6Title change
19,969Jul 10, 2009Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 1–0Title change
19,970Jul 11, 2009Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 15–9Defense
19,971Jul 12, 2009Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 6–0Defense
20,815Jul 18, 2014Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 5–4Defense
20,816Jul 19, 2014Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 2–1Defense
20,817Jul 20, 2014Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 6–0Defense
21,303Jun 19, 2017Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 4–2Defense
21,304Jun 20, 2017Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 8–3Title change
21,305Jun 21, 2017Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 6–4Title change
22,517May 9, 2025Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 2–1Title change
22,518May 10, 2025Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 10–1Title change
22,519May 11, 2025Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 3–1Defense

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