Belt game 17,728 · April 14, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Baltimore Orioles 4–1 on the road to start reign 8,335 of the MLB belt, the 442nd for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since April 7, 1996, with 4 defenses over 7 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on April 16, 1996.
8,335Reign number
442Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Tarasco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Hoiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Molitor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.