Belt game 17,929 · May 25, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Texas Rangers 13–5 at home to start reign 8,439 of the MLB belt, the 540th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 24, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on May 28, 1997.
8,439Reign number
540Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jody Reed | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Lira | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Benji Gil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Domingo Cedeño | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Jose Alberro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Mercedes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.