Belt game 17,779 · June 9, 1996
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 5–3 at home to start reign 8,359 of the MLB belt, the 446th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since June 8, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on June 11, 1996.
8,359Reign number
446Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stahoviak | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Myers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hollins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Plantier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Mohler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Herrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Wengert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Torey Lovullo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.