Belt game 17,857 · September 4, 1996
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City Royals 6–0 at home to start reign 8,398 of the MLB belt, the 55th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 31, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 6, 1996.
8,398Reign number
55Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moises Alou | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| F.P. Santangelo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Webster | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Rojas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Paniagua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| David Segui | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lansing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Andrews | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Benard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wilkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Estes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jay Canizaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich DeLucia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Bonds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Dewey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Scarsone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Aurilia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.