Belt game 17,810 · July 16, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Seattle Mariners 12–5 at home to start reign 8,376 of the MLB belt, the 457th for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since July 15, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on July 20, 1996.
8,376Reign number
457Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brosius | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mashore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torey Lovullo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Chouinard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Jose Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Batista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Amaral | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Sojo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Buhner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rafael Carmona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Charlton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Dan Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Strange | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.