Belt game 19,468 · July 5, 2006
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics 10–4 on the road to start reign 9,191 of the MLB belt, the 583rd for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 3, 2006, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on July 9, 2006.
9,191Reign number
583Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Kielty | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Flores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Antonio Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Halsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Saarloos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Gomez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Shelton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Marcus Thames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roman Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.