Belt game 17,752 · May 10, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Detroit Tigers 6–2 at home to start reign 8,347 of the MLB belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 9, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 12, 1996.
8,347Reign number
57Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Pavlik | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flaherty | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Veres | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.