Belt game 17,604 · May 31, 1995
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Kansas City Royals 4–2 on the road to start reign 8,275 of the MLB belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since May 25, 1995, with 4 defenses over 6 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 3, 1995.
8,275Reign number
51Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Mayne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Gagne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wally Joyner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Appier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Billy Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Hare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Tewksbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.