Belt game 18,339 · August 31, 1999
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat New York Yankees 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,637 of the MLB belt, the 465th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since August 27, 1999, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 2, 1999.
8,637Reign number
465Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Curtis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Sojo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramiro Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Chili Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Cone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmedo Saenz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Scott Spiezio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Christenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason McDonald | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Jaha | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.