Belt game 17,872 · September 21, 1996
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto Blue Jays 6–3 at home to start reign 8,408 of the MLB belt, the 437th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since September 20, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on September 23, 1996.
8,408Reign number
437Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hoiles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Orosco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Devereaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rocky Coppinger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Martínez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Woody Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Scott Brow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Juan Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.