Belt game 17,833 · August 9, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Toronto Blue Jays 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,388 of the MLB belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since August 8, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 8 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 17, 1996.
8,388Reign number
64Team's reign
6Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Huck Flener | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Risley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.