Belt game 17,730 · April 17, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 9–8 at home to start reign 8,337 of the MLB belt, the 443rd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 16, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 20, 1996.
8,337Reign number
443Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stahoviak | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hollins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Mahomes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Hansell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Kirby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Vizquel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.