Belt game 17,863 · September 11, 1996
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas Rangers 8–3 at home to start reign 8,402 of the MLB belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since September 9, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 13, 1996.
8,402Reign number
57Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Spoljaric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Andújar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Sandy Martínez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Burkett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Matt Whiteside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gil Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.