Belt game 17,722 · April 6, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Baltimore Orioles 8–3 at home to start reign 8,333 of the MLB belt, the 441st for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since September 26, 1995, with 8 defenses over 193 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on April 7, 1996.
8,333Reign number
441Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Mahomes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Quinlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Surhoff | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Huson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Armando Benítez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Tony Tarasco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.