Belt game 19,519 · September 3, 2006
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Indians 5–2 at home to start reign 9,216 of the MLB belt, the 103rd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 1, 2006, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on September 6, 2006.
9,216Reign number
103Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Laird | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Akinori Otsuka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Millwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Byrd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Shoppach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Inglett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grady Sizemore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Cabrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Michaels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.