Belt game 19,322 · August 9, 2005
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim take the belt
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat Oakland Athletics 9–2 on the road to start reign 9,126 of the MLB belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since August 4, 2005, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on August 10, 2005.
9,126Reign number
159Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Melhuse | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Harden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Keiichi Yabu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chone Figgins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garret Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Kotchman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bengie Molina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Cabrera | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff DaVanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Lackey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Finley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.