Belt game 17,820 · July 26, 1996
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Toronto Blue Jays 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,380 of the MLB belt, the 459th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since July 25, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on July 27, 1996.
8,380Reign number
459Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Martínez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Guzmán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| John Olerud | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerónimo Berroa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Tony Batista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.