Belt game 20,537 · September 24, 2012
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 5–4 at home to start reign 9,718 of the MLB belt, the 139th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since September 23, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on September 25, 2012.
9,718Reign number
139Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Beltré | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Oswalt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Gentry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Pennington | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Drew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Norris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Donaldson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daric Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Reddick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Neshek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyson Ross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Blevins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Straily | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.