Belt game 18,359 · September 20, 1999
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 4–0 on the road to start reign 8,646 of the MLB belt, the 465th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since September 18, 1999, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on September 21, 1999.
8,646Reign number
465Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Jaha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Spiezio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Appier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg McMichael | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Allen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.