Belt game 17,927 · May 23, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Texas Rangers 7–1 at home to start reign 8,437 of the MLB belt, the 539th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 22, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 24, 1997.
8,437Reign number
539Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Domingo Cedeño | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whiteside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.