Belt game 17,777 · June 8, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 4–2 at home to start reign 8,357 of the MLB belt, the 445th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since June 7, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 0 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on June 8, 1996.
8,357Reign number
445Team's reign
0Defenses
0Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Durant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chip Hale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Raabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerónimo Berroa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mashore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torey Lovullo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Wojciechowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.