Belt game 19,300 · July 16, 2005
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 10–8 on the road to start reign 9,118 of the MLB belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 14, 2005, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on July 17, 2005.
9,118Reign number
92Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Payton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Ginter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Melhuse | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Blanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Joe Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Crosby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Keiichi Yabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mench | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Shouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Kameron Loe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.