Belt game 19,405 · April 25, 2006
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 6–5 at home to start reign 9,160 of the MLB belt, the 95th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since April 24, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on April 26, 2006.
9,160Reign number
95Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mench | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vicente Padilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Joaquín Benoit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Alfonseca | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Wilkerson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Akinori Otsuka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kotsay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Halsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Milton Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirk Saarloos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Crosby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.