Belt game 18,361 · September 22, 1999
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,648 of the MLB belt, the 466th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since September 21, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on September 25, 1999.
8,648Reign number
466Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jaha | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason McDonald | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Worrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Frank Menechino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| T.J. Mathews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Christenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Kubinski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Redman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.