Belt game 19,326 · August 13, 2005
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 5–2 at home to start reign 9,129 of the MLB belt, the 490th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 12, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 14, 2005.
9,129Reign number
490Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Crosby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kirk Saarloos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Redmond | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Tiffee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Antonio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lew Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| J.C. Romero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.