Belt game 17,755 · May 14, 1996
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 5–1 at home to start reign 8,349 of the MLB belt, the 508th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 12, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 18, 1996.
8,349Reign number
508Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Duane Singleton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Keagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Gohr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Richie Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.