Belt game 19,947 · June 16, 2009
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Houston Astros 6–1 at home to start reign 9,433 of the MLB belt, the 112th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since June 13, 2009, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on June 18, 2009.
9,433Reign number
112Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Arias | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Byrdak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Maysonet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wandy Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Lance Berkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.