Belt game 17,815 · July 21, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 11–8 on the road to start reign 8,378 of the MLB belt, the 458th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since July 20, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on July 25, 1996.
8,378Reign number
458Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Greer | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Valle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whiteside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Newson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mashore | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mohler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Chouinard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Jose Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.