Belt game 18,908 · May 11, 2003
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat New York Yankees 5–2 at home to start reign 8,922 of the MLB belt, the 478th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since May 10, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on May 14, 2003.
8,922Reign number
478Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Piatt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Menechino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Mulder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Keith Foulke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernie Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Matsui | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Charles Gipson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Acevedo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.