Belt game 18,233 · May 2, 1999
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 8–6 at home to start reign 8,589 of the MLB belt, the 80th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 1, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 3, 1999.
8,589Reign number
80Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Zimmerman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wetteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Zeile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrique Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Wagner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich DeLucia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.