Belt game 19,528 · September 13, 2006
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 1–0 on the road to start reign 9,221 of the MLB belt, the 500th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since September 11, 2006, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on September 18, 2006.
9,221Reign number
500Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Redmond | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Liriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Juan Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Garza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Luis Castillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lew Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennys Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Punto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Rabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Tyner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Kielty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Haren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.