Belt game 16,966 · October 16, 1990 · playoffs
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Oakland Athletics 7–0 at home to start reign 7,965 of the MLB belt, the 325th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since October 6, 1990, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 177 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on April 11, 1991.
7,965Reign number
325Team's reign
5Defenses
177Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hatcher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mariano Duncan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Rijo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Sabo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Benzinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Larkin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Dibble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carney Lansford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jennings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie McGee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Scott Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Canseco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Hassey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gallego | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.