Belt game 18,031 · September 13, 1997
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 4–2 at home to start reign 8,485 of the MLB belt, the 462nd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 12, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 14, 1997.
8,485Reign number
462Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Spiezio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Magadan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tilson Brito | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Mayne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Mohler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Lesher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Telgheder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| T.J. Mathews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Izzy Molina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Miller | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Kevin Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Duran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.