Belt game 18,224 · April 23, 1999
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland Athletics 7–4 at home to start reign 8,584 of the MLB belt, the 442nd for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since April 22, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on April 24, 1999.
8,584Reign number
442Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Webster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Orosco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Belle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fetters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willis Otáñez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Guzmán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Worrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.