Belt game 17,923 · May 18, 1997
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat New York Yankees 4–2 at home to start reign 8,434 of the MLB belt, the 70th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since May 17, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on May 21, 1997.
8,434Reign number
70Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Ripken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Hayes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Pose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Whiten | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Cone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.