Belt game 17,922 · May 17, 1997
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 11–5 on the road to start reign 8,433 of the MLB belt, the 491st for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 16, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Yankees held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 18, 1997.
8,433Reign number
491Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Ripken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Simms | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Alberro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| John Burkett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Devereaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Pose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Duncan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Sojo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Boehringer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.