Belt game 17,776 · June 7, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 6–4 on the road to start reign 8,356 of the MLB belt, the 451st for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since June 1, 1996, with 4 defenses over 6 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 8, 1996.
8,356Reign number
451Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Stahoviak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chip Hale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hansell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milchin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Naulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torey Lovullo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Plantier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Chouinard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Herrera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Batista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.