Belt game 18,905 · May 8, 2003
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Chicago White Sox 8–5 at home to start reign 8,920 of the MLB belt, the 477th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since May 7, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Yankees on May 10, 2003.
8,920Reign number
477Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Fikac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Halama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crede | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Olivo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Harris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Garland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Graffanino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Daubach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Koch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.