Belt game 19,295 · July 8, 2005
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Toronto Blue Jays 7–6 at home to start reign 9,116 of the MLB belt, the 91st for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since July 6, 2005, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on July 14, 2005.
9,116Reign number
91Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mench | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Laynce Nix | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Shouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquín Benoit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Dellucci | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Wells | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Menechino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hinske | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Frasor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Gross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Adams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Halladay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Zaun | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Batista | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Speier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.