Belt game 18,491 · August 18, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics 10–1 at home to start reign 8,713 of the MLB belt, the 570th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since August 14, 2000, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on August 20, 2000.
8,713Reign number
570Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Cardona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy McMillon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wendell Magee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideo Nomo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Dusty Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Bernero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Menechino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Giambi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Piatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Christenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Olivares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.