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Belt game 17,685 · August 25, 1995

Oakland Athletics take the belt

Oakland Athletics beat Boston Red Sox 6–1 at home to start reign 8,315 of the MLB belt, the 450th for the franchise.

Boston Red Sox had held it since August 19, 1995, with 5 defenses over 6 days.

Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on August 27, 1995.

8,315Reign number
450Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held

Box score

Oakland Athletics

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Stan Javier5130000————
Scott Brosius4222300————
Brent Gates5020001————
Mike Gallego4120001————
Gerónimo Berroa3110110————
George Williams3010012————
Rickey Henderson4111210————
Craig Paquette4010000————
Doug Johns———————7203
Jose Herrera0000000————
Carlos Reyes———————2112
Mike Bordick4000000————

Boston Red Sox

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
José Canseco4121100————
Mo Vaughn3010001————
Mike Macfarlane3000000————
Juan Bell1000001————
Rheal Cormier———————71263
Willie McGee4000002————
Luis Alicea3000001————
Bill Haselman1000000————
Chris James3000000————
Joe Hudson———————1101
Tim Naehring0000020————
Troy O'Leary2000010————
John Valentin2000010————
Chris Donnels1000000————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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