Belt game 18,493 · August 20, 2000
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,714 of the MLB belt, the 471st for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 18, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 21, 2000.
8,714Reign number
471Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McMillon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Javier Cardona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| Wendell Magee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Grieve | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Menechino | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Piatt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Giambi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Appier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Magnante | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Christenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jeff Tam | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.