Belt game 19,713 · September 24, 2007
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8–7 at home to start reign 9,306 of the MLB belt, the 106th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had held it since September 23, 2007, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on September 28, 2007.
9,306Reign number
106Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Laird | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Metcalf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Botts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddy Guzman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Galarraga | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Mike Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wes Littleton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Kendrick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maicer Izturis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Kotchman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Rivera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ervin Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Rich Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erick Aybar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chone Figgins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bulger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Napoli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Bootcheck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.