Belt game 19,301 · July 17, 2005
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 5–4 at home to start reign 9,119 of the MLB belt, the 485th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since July 16, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on July 18, 2005.
9,119Reign number
485Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Crosby | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Haren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Marco Scutaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Payton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erasmo Ramirez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Shouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mench | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kameron Loe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marshall McDougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Young | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.