Belt game 19,466 · July 3, 2006
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 5–3 at home to start reign 9,190 of the MLB belt, the 495th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 2, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 5, 2006.
9,190Reign number
495Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Blanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Thames | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Shelton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Jason Grilli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.