Belt game 17,808 · July 14, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 9–1 at home to start reign 8,374 of the MLB belt, the 456th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since July 12, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on July 15, 1996.
8,374Reign number
456Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Herrera | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Johns | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Torey Lovullo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Rusty Greer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whiteside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Vosberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.