Belt game 17,848 · August 25, 1996
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Minnesota Twins 13–2 on the road to start reign 8,394 of the MLB belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 23, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 27, 1996.
8,394Reign number
67Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chip Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Parra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Hollins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Elster | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Valle | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark McLemore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.