Belt game 17,841 · August 18, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Kansas City Royals 10–3 at home to start reign 8,390 of the MLB belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 17, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 20, 1996.
8,390Reign number
65Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Howard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Les Norman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Appier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Rick Huisman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Granger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaime Bluma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.