Belt game 17,921 · May 16, 1997
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat New York Yankees 6–0 at home to start reign 8,432 of the MLB belt, the 69th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since May 13, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on May 17, 1997.
8,432Reign number
69Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ripken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Simms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Devereaux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Duncan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.