Belt game 17,804 · July 7, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Seattle Mariners 8–3 at home to start reign 8,371 of the MLB belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since July 3, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on July 11, 1996.
8,371Reign number
61Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Amaral | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Marzano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Strange | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian R. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Mac Suzuki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Blas Minor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Buhner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.