Belt game 18,880 · April 10, 2003
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 5–4 at home to start reign 8,909 of the MLB belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since April 4, 2003, with 4 defenses over 6 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on April 12, 2003.
8,909Reign number
87Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Everett | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Einar Díaz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ugueth Urbina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Fultz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colby Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Lilly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Terrence Long | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.