Belt game 18,357 · September 18, 1999
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Kansas City Royals 8–4 at home to start reign 8,645 of the MLB belt, the 466th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since September 16, 1999, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on September 20, 1999.
8,645Reign number
466Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Olmedo Saenz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Christenson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason McDonald | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Olivares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Carter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Murray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Rigby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Spehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Rosado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Larry Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Byrdak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Febles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dee Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.