Belt game 16,807 · April 14, 1990
California Angels take the belt
California Angels beat Minnesota Twins 7–5 at home to start reign 7,889 of the MLB belt, the 116th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 13, 1990, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
California Angels held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on April 17, 1990.
7,889Reign number
116Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
California Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Bichette | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Ray | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Davis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Parrish | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Devon White | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wally Joyner | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Howell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Downing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Claudell Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Harvey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Max Venable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Minton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gaetti | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Gagne | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Hrbek | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Puckett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Newman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred Manrique | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Larkin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Harper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Gladden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Junior Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Mack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Wayne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Leach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Juan Berenguer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| John Moses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Bush | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.