Belt game 18,176 · August 23, 1998
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat New York Yankees 12–10 at home to start reign 8,558 of the MLB belt, the 76th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since August 21, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 25, 1998.
8,558Reign number
76Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Helling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Clayton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Borowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Chili Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.