Belt game 17,759 · May 18, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 6–3 on the road to start reign 8,350 of the MLB belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 14, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 19, 1996.
8,350Reign number
58Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Thome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rikkert Faneyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.