Belt game 17,806 · July 12, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 8–4 on the road to start reign 8,373 of the MLB belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 11, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on July 14, 1996.
8,373Reign number
62Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Herrera | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Mike Mohler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.