Belt game 20,540 · September 27, 2012
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Oakland Athletics 9–7 at home to start reign 9,720 of the MLB belt, the 140th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since September 25, 2012, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on September 28, 2012.
9,720Reign number
140Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Beltré | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Gentry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Alexi Ogando | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geovany Soto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Gomes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Reddick | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Drew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Norris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Donaldson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Rosales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Chavez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pedro Figueroa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Kottaras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeremy Accardo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Neshek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Blackley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.