Belt game 19,327 · August 14, 2005
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 2–1 on the road to start reign 9,130 of the MLB belt, the 484th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since August 13, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on August 20, 2005.
9,130Reign number
484Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Harden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew LeCroy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ryan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lew Ford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Silva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Shannon Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Antonio Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.