Belt game 19,522 · September 6, 2006
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 9–6 at home to start reign 9,217 of the MLB belt, the 498th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since September 3, 2006, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on September 9, 2006.
9,217Reign number
498Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Blanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vicente Padilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Scott Feldman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Rupe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Rheinecker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.