Belt game 19,758 · May 11, 2008
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 12–6 on the road to start reign 9,326 of the MLB belt, the 507th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 9, 2008, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 13, 2008.
9,326Reign number
507Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Vázquez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Boggs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| German Duran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sidney Ponson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Jamey Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Franklyn German | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hannahan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cust | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daric Barton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Devine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Huston Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Embree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Harden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Murphy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Casilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rajai Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Suzuki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.