Belt game 19,513 · August 27, 2006
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 3–0 at home to start reign 9,212 of the MLB belt, the 101st for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since August 25, 2006, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on August 30, 2006.
9,212Reign number
101Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Vicente Padilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Akinori Otsuka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Blalock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Bradley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Haren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.