Belt game 18,231 · April 30, 1999
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 7–5 at home to start reign 8,587 of the MLB belt, the 79th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since April 26, 1999, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 1, 1999.
8,587Reign number
79Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Helling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Roberto Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Shave | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Zimmerman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Clayton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bartolo Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Wagner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Langston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rich DeLucia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.