Belt game 17,736 · April 24, 1996
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Kansas City Royals 11–8 on the road to start reign 8,340 of the MLB belt, the 434th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 23, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on April 26, 1996.
8,340Reign number
434Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Howard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bip Roberts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Les Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Vitiello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Jacome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Haney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Keith Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Lennon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Devereaux | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Zaun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Mercker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Roger McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Sackinsky | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.