Belt game 17,723 · April 7, 1996
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota Twins 4–2 on the road to start reign 8,334 of the MLB belt, the 433rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 6, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 7 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 14, 1996.
8,334Reign number
433Team's reign
4Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Devereaux | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Tarasco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Mussina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Chris Hoiles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.