Belt game 19,511 · August 25, 2006
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 9–3 on the road to start reign 9,211 of the MLB belt, the 497th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 24, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 27, 2006.
9,211Reign number
497Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark DeRosa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Mahay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Rupe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Edinson Volquez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Bauer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Payton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Perez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.