Belt game 17,849 · August 27, 1996
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 4–3 at home to start reign 8,395 of the MLB belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 25, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 29, 1996.
8,395Reign number
48Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Vitiello | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Haney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Keith Lockhart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Howard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Burkett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.