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Belt game 19,223 · April 16, 2005

Oakland Athletics take the belt

Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1–0 at home to start reign 9,076 of the MLB belt, the 482nd for the franchise.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had held it since April 15, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Oakland Athletics held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on April 19, 2005.

9,076Reign number
482Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held

Box score

Oakland Athletics

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Eric Byrnes4020000————
Erubiel Durazo1010000————
Mark Kotsay4010002————
Eric Chavez4010001————
Nick Swisher4110001————
Scott Hatteberg4000000————
Keith Ginter4000000————
Marco Scutaro3000000————
Kiko Calero———————2002
Rich Harden———————8408
Bobby Kielty3000003————
Jason Kendall2000020————

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Maicer Izturis3010011————
José Molina2010001————
Chone Figgins3010001————
Orlando Cabrera4010000————
Garret Anderson3000012————
Darin Erstad4000001————
Jeff DaVanon4000001————
Scot Shields———————0100
Brendan Donnelly———————1100
Jarrod Washburn———————8407
Steve Finley4000002————
Vladimir Guerrero4000001————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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