Belt game 17,771 · June 1, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers 9–5 on the road to start reign 8,355 of the MLB belt, the 444th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 27, 1996, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 6 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on June 7, 1996.
8,355Reign number
444Team's reign
4Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Roger Pavlik | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chip Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Hansell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milchin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Durant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.