Belt game 19,516 · August 31, 2006
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Baltimore Orioles 7–5 at home to start reign 9,214 of the MLB belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since August 30, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on September 1, 2006.
9,214Reign number
102Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joaquín Benoit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Akinori Otsuka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Eaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Roberts | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Gibbons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Mora | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Fahey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Cabrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Danny Ardoin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| David Newhan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Ortiz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Chen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.