Belt game 17,767 · May 27, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 3–2 at home to start reign 8,354 of the MLB belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 23, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 1, 1996.
8,354Reign number
59Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Frazier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Pavlik | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Will Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack McDowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.