Belt game 19,961 · July 1, 2009
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 5–1 at home to start reign 9,442 of the MLB belt, the 509th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since June 30, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on July 3, 2009.
9,442Reign number
509Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Buck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Crosby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Holliday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cust | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Bailey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Braden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Ziegler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Raburn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fu-Te Ni | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Thames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Miner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Verlander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.