Belt game 17,784 · June 15, 1996
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Chicago White Sox 8–6 at home to start reign 8,362 of the MLB belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since June 14, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Seattle Mariners held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on June 18, 1996.
8,362Reign number
40Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Martinez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian R. Hunter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Martinez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Carmona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Norm Charlton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lee Guetterman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Wagner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Phillips | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Mouton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Tapani | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Danny Tartabull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirk McCaskill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Simas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Karkovice | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Chad Kreuter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Norberto Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Karchner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.