Belt game 19,496 · August 9, 2006
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 14–0 on the road to start reign 9,204 of the MLB belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since August 4, 2006, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 6 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on August 15, 2006.
9,204Reign number
97Team's reign
4Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Flores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Antonio Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Melhuse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Halsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark DeRosa | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vicente Padilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Stairs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Laird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wilkerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.