Belt game 20,538 · September 25, 2012
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 3–2 on the road to start reign 9,719 of the MLB belt, the 516th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since September 24, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on September 27, 2012.
9,719Reign number
516Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Kirkman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Feldman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Alexi Ogando | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tanner Scheppers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geovany Soto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kottaras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Drew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Daric Barton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Balfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Evan Scribner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Coco Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Doolittle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Reddick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Milone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Seth Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Rosales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Pennington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.