Belt game 17,797 · June 30, 1996
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Texas Rangers 4–3 at home to start reign 8,368 of the MLB belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since June 29, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Seattle Mariners held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on July 1, 1996.
8,368Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Martinez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Buhner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Ayala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Charlton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Brian R. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Rene Gonzales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.