Belt game 18,901 · May 3, 2003
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat New York Yankees 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,918 of the MLB belt, the 476th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since April 30, 2003, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on May 7, 2003.
8,918Reign number
476Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erick Almonte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Posada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Acevedo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Raúl Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Byrnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.