Belt game 18,178 · August 25, 1998
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Texas Rangers 8–7 on the road to start reign 8,559 of the MLB belt, the 557th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 23, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 26, 1998.
8,559Reign number
557Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Luis Alicea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Levine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Sean Runyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.