Belt game 19,298 · July 14, 2005
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 6–0 at home to start reign 9,117 of the MLB belt, the 484th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since July 8, 2005, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on July 16, 2005.
9,117Reign number
484Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Harden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick Swisher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Shouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mench | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Laynce Nix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chan Ho Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.