Belt game 17,729 · April 16, 1996
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Minnesota Twins 7–2 on the road to start reign 8,336 of the MLB belt, the 507th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 14, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 17, 1996.
8,336Reign number
507Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Myers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Tavarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Orel Hershiser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.