Belt game 17,754 · May 12, 1996
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Texas Rangers 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,348 of the MLB belt, the 535th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 10, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 14, 1996.
8,348Reign number
535Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Valle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Warren Newson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Lira | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Danny Bautista | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Veres | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.