Belt game 17,843 · August 20, 1996
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Texas Rangers 10–4 at home to start reign 8,391 of the MLB belt, the 512th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 18, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 21, 1996.
8,391Reign number
512Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Carreon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Kent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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