Belt game 20,536 · September 23, 2012
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat New York Yankees 5–4 on the road to start reign 9,717 of the MLB belt, the 515th for the franchise.
New York Yankees had held it since September 19, 2012, with 4 defenses over 4 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on September 24, 2012.
9,717Reign number
515Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Ibanez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Canó | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Martin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Núñez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroki Kuroda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Boone Logan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Phelps | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Eppley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Rapada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Pennington | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Donaldson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Drew | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Balfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Griffin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Daric Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Kottaras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Doolittle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jemile Weeks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Blevins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.