Belt game 19,317 · August 3, 2005
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 4–3 at home to start reign 9,124 of the MLB belt, the 482nd for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 27, 2005, with 5 defenses over 7 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on August 4, 2005.
9,124Reign number
482Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Howard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Abreu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Rollins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Tejeda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Pat Burrell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chase Utley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Madson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugueth Urbina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rheal Cormier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomás Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neifi Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronny Cedeno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Remlinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Will Ohman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Murton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Glendon Rusch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Novoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrek Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Wuertz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.