Belt game 17,821 · July 27, 1996
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Oakland Athletics 6–4 at home to start reign 8,381 of the MLB belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 26, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on July 31, 1996.
8,381Reign number
51Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wasdin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Jose Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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