Belt game 18,483 · August 8, 2000
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 11–2 on the road to start reign 8,708 of the MLB belt, the 83rd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since August 2, 2000, with 5 defenses over 6 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 9, 2000.
8,708Reign number
83Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Brewington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Martin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chan Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darwin Cubillán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.