Belt game 19,318 · August 4, 2005
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 5–2 on the road to start reign 9,125 of the MLB belt, the 488th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 3, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on August 9, 2005.
9,125Reign number
488Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew LeCroy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Redmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Castro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Lohse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Juan Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Antonio Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lew Ford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| J.C. Romero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Mulholland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.