Belt game 17,751 · May 9, 1996
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 4–2 on the road to start reign 8,346 of the MLB belt, the 534th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since May 5, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 10, 1996.
8,346Reign number
534Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Raines Sr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Leyritz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Gohr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Bautista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Parent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.