Belt game 19,756 · May 9, 2008
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 4–0 at home to start reign 9,325 of the MLB belt, the 111th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since May 4, 2008, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on May 11, 2008.
9,325Reign number
111Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Boggs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Shelton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Milton Bradley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joaquín Benoit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Feldman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| German Duran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamey Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cust | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Gaudin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Emil Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Daric Barton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rajai Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.