Belt game 17,846 · August 23, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers 9–2 at home to start reign 8,393 of the MLB belt, the 447th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 21, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 25, 1996.
8,393Reign number
447Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.