Belt game 17,738 · April 26, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Baltimore Orioles 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,341 of the MLB belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since April 24, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on April 29, 1996.
8,341Reign number
56Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Mike Devereaux | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Tarasco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Shepherd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Tettleton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Gil Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.