Belt game 17,809 · July 15, 1996
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Oakland Athletics 5–1 on the road to start reign 8,375 of the MLB belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 14, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Seattle Mariners held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on July 16, 1996.
8,375Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mashore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Telgheder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Bordick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Marzano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Buhner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wolcott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.