Belt game 18,032 · September 14, 1997
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics 6–5 on the road to start reign 8,486 of the MLB belt, the 547th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since September 13, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 17, 1997.
8,486Reign number
547Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason McDonald | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Magadan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tilson Brito | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Mayne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Small | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Kubinski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Lesher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Wengert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Trammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kimera Bartee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.