Belt game 18,760 · June 14, 2002
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Houston Astros 9–6 on the road to start reign 8,854 of the MLB belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since June 12, 2002, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on June 15, 2002.
8,854Reign number
85Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Redding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Puffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Gregg Zaun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Merced | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Ludwick | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mench | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Burba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Juan Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Telford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Rocker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Cordero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Todd Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.