Belt game 18,911 · May 15, 2003
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 11–2 on the road to start reign 8,924 of the MLB belt, the 479th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 14, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 16, 2003.
8,924Reign number
479Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Torres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklyn German | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Roney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Spurling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Kingsale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilfredo Ledezma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Santiago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Walbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Bernero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Micah Bowie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Menechino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Neu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Jason Grabowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.