Belt game 17,760 · May 19, 1996
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Texas Rangers 8–5 at home to start reign 8,351 of the MLB belt, the 509th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 18, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on May 22, 1996.
8,351Reign number
509Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Poole | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Tavarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Dave Valle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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