Belt game 19,226 · April 19, 2005
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 3–0 at home to start reign 9,077 of the MLB belt, the 89th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since April 16, 2005, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on April 21, 2005.
9,077Reign number
89Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Dellucci | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Astacio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrián González | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Scutaro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erubiel Durazo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Blanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keiichi Yabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.