Belt game 18,916 · May 21, 2003
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 4–3 on the road to start reign 8,927 of the MLB belt, the 474th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since May 18, 2003, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on May 23, 2003.
8,927Reign number
474Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Piatt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustan Mohr | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew LeCroy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Rivas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Prince | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Romero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.