Belt game 19,311 · July 27, 2005
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 5–4 at home to start reign 9,123 of the MLB belt, the 487th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since July 26, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 3, 2005.
9,123Reign number
487Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Johnson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Haren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| Eric Chavez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Coco Crisp | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Broussard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Belliard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Blake | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Liefer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wickman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Riske | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.