Belt game 17,828 · August 4, 1996
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat California Angels 7–1 at home to start reign 8,385 of the MLB belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
California Angels had held it since August 3, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on August 5, 1996.
8,385Reign number
53Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pérez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Domingo Cedeño | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Huck Flener | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandy Martínez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
California Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Snow | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Salmon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rex Hudler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| George Arias | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Howell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Davis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Gohr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Grimsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Disarcina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.