Belt game 18,069 · April 27, 1998
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Minnesota Twins 9–4 on the road to start reign 8,506 of the MLB belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 25, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1998.
8,506Reign number
73Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Stevens | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Helling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.