Belt game 16,482 · May 6, 1988
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat New York Yankees 7–6 at home to start reign 7,735 of the MLB belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since May 2, 1988, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 9 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on May 15, 1988.
7,735Reign number
42Team's reign
7Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brower | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Parrish | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Cecena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dale Mohorcic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Oddibe McDowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Kilgus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Jerry Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Slaught | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Santana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Winfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Randolph | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Mattingly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Clark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Claudell Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Ward | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Guetterman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Leiter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Stoddard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.