Belt game 17,805 · July 11, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 8–3 at home to start reign 8,372 of the MLB belt, the 455th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since July 7, 1996, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on July 12, 1996.
8,372Reign number
455Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Blowers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Fonville | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Karros | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Gagne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Piazza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Benard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Javier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robby Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Poole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich DeLucia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Decker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Dewey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Bautista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Scarsone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Peltier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirt Manwaring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dax Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Aurilia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Leiter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.