Belt game 17,844 · August 21, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 10–8 on the road to start reign 8,392 of the MLB belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since August 20, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 23, 1996.
8,392Reign number
66Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Carreon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Tavarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Kent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Shuey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Giles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Burkett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Gross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.