Belt game 18,582 · May 28, 2001
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Baltimore Orioles 6–3 on the road to start reign 8,759 of the MLB belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since May 23, 2001, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on May 30, 2001.
8,759Reign number
84Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Segui | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kinkade | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Paronto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brook Fordyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Kohlmeier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Richard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck McElroy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Mora | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Towers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Galarraga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sheldon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Venafro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Smart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Mateo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.