Belt game 18,374 · April 5, 2000
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Texas Rangers 12–8 on the road to start reign 8,653 of the MLB belt, the 507th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since April 3, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on April 9, 2000.
8,653Reign number
507Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Segui | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Evans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Mateo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Venafro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Matt Perisho | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabe Kapler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valentin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Paul | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| McKay Christensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Parque | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Bob Howry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.