Belt game 17,790 · June 22, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Toronto Blue Jays 8–4 at home to start reign 8,364 of the MLB belt, the 453rd for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since June 18, 1996, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on June 23, 1996.
8,364Reign number
453Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Young | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Plantier | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Batista | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torey Lovullo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mashore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Mohler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Chouinard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bordick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brumfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Ware | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marty Janzen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul Spoljaric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Martínez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Risley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.