Belt game 18,488 · August 14, 2000
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 8–1 at home to start reign 8,712 of the MLB belt, the 470th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since August 12, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 18, 2000.
8,712Reign number
470Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Giambi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Appier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Christenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Selby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Brewington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Martin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chan Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Travis Fryman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.