Belt game 18,910 · May 14, 2003
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics 2–1 at home to start reign 8,923 of the MLB belt, the 580th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since May 11, 2003, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on May 15, 2003.
8,923Reign number
580Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Kingsale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Santiago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Munson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklyn German | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Knotts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Avery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Terrence Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.