Belt game 20,543 · September 30, 2012
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8–7 at home to start reign 9,722 of the MLB belt, the 141st for the franchise.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had held it since September 28, 2012, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on October 1, 2012.
9,722Reign number
141Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Olt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Jurickson Profar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Trumbo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Howie Kendrick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erick Aybar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Maicer Izturis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ervin Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Vernon Wells | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trout | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Maronde | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Iannetta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Jepsen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Downs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kendrys Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.