Belt game 16,622 · October 18, 1988 · playoffs
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Dodgers 2–1 at home to start reign 7,794 of the MLB belt, the 431st for the franchise.
Los Angeles Dodgers had held it since October 15, 1988, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on October 19, 1988.
7,794Reign number
431Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Hassey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Hubbard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Walt Weiss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Cadaret | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Henderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Honeycutt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carney Lansford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Welch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Gene Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Polonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shelby | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Sax | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Hatcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Scioscia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Stubbs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Heep | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Pena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tracy Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Tudor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Leary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Howell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.