Belt game 19,406 · April 26, 2006
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 6–4 on the road to start reign 9,161 of the MLB belt, the 492nd for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since April 25, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 7 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 3, 2006.
9,161Reign number
492Team's reign
4Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mench | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Meyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joaquín Benoit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kameron Loe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Halsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Kotsay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rich Harden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.