Belt game 17,610 · June 6, 1995
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Kansas City Royals 2–1 at home to start reign 8,279 of the MLB belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since June 5, 1995, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on June 13, 1995.
8,279Reign number
53Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Howard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Owens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian R. Hunter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Carrasco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lenny Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Taubensee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck McElroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Branson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Loaiza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Pegues | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos García | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Clark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Aude | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Miceli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Parent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.