Belt game 18,160 · August 6, 1998
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Boston Red Sox 7–4 at home to start reign 8,551 of the MLB belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 4, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on August 8, 1998.
8,551Reign number
74Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Burkett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Vaughn | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Sadler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.