Belt game 17,741 · April 29, 1996
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Texas Rangers 8–7 at home to start reign 8,342 of the MLB belt, the 435th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since April 26, 1996, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on April 30, 1996.
8,342Reign number
435Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Devereaux | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hoiles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Orosco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Zaun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Tony Tarasco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Mercker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Valle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Helling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Pavlik | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.