Belt game 18,372 · April 3, 2000
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Chicago White Sox 10–4 at home to start reign 8,652 of the MLB belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since September 29, 1999, with 4 defenses over 187 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on April 5, 2000.
8,652Reign number
81Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Zimmerman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Munoz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Mateo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valentin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sirotka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Wunsch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Abbott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.