Belt game 19,526 · September 11, 2006
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland Athletics 9–4 at home to start reign 9,220 of the MLB belt, the 486th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since September 10, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on September 13, 2006.
9,220Reign number
486Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Morneau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bartlett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lew Ford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Silva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Castillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennys Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Tyner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Blanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hiram Bocachica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Halsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Witasick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Milton Bradley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.