Belt game 19,533 · September 19, 2006
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 7–3 at home to start reign 9,223 of the MLB belt, the 501st for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 18, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on September 23, 2006.
9,223Reign number
501Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Scutaro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Kielty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Duchscherer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Halsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirk Saarloos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Blake | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Luna | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Perez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Joe Inglett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Cabrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.