Belt game 18,179 · August 26, 1998
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Detroit Tigers 8–6 at home to start reign 8,560 of the MLB belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 25, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on August 28, 1998.
8,560Reign number
77Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esteban Loaiza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Sager | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Florie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.