Belt game 17,814 · July 20, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 8–4 at home to start reign 8,377 of the MLB belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 16, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on July 21, 1996.
8,377Reign number
63Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mashore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Mohler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Telgheder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.