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Belt game 19,323 · August 10, 2005

Oakland Athletics take the belt

Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4–3 at home to start reign 9,127 of the MLB belt, the 489th for the franchise.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had held it since August 9, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 12, 2005.

9,127Reign number
489Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held

Box score

Oakland Athletics

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Alex Rios4020101————
Aaron Hill3120000————
Shea Hillenbrand4221100————
Vernon Wells4010001————
Orlando Hudson4111100————
Corey Koskie3010100————
Reed Johnson4000000————
Ken Huckaby3000001————
Gustavo Chacín———————6.2533
Vinnie Chulk———————1.1001
Eric Hinske1000000————
Russ Adams3000011————
Justin Speier———————1000

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Dmitri Young4121200————
Rondell White4110001————
Magglio Ordonez3111110————
Carlos Guillén4010001————
Franklyn German———————1000
Nate Robertson———————7834
Craig Monroe3000011————
Craig Dingman———————0.1110
Brandon Inge3000000————
Chris Shelton3000011————
Vance Wilson4000000————
Placido Polanco3000020————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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