Belt game 19,752 · May 4, 2008
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 9,324 of the MLB belt, the 506th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 2, 2008, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 9, 2008.
9,324Reign number
506Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cust | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Chris Denorfia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Casilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daric Barton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hannahan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rajai Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Boggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| German Duran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklyn German | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Feldman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Chris Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.