Belt game 18,494 · August 21, 2000
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics 3–1 at home to start reign 8,715 of the MLB belt, the 571st for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since August 20, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on August 22, 2000.
8,715Reign number
571Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wendell Magee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Giambi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Christenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Menechino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Mulder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.