Belt game 19,549 · October 10, 2006 · playoffs
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics 5–1 on the road to start reign 9,228 of the MLB belt, the 585th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since October 1, 2006, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on October 21, 2006.
9,228Reign number
585Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Blanton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Zito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Kiko Calero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Inge | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Casey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Zumaya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Rodney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Thames | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.