Belt game 20,544 · October 1, 2012
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers 4–3 at home to start reign 9,723 of the MLB belt, the 517th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since September 30, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Oakland Athletics held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on October 6, 2012.
9,723Reign number
517Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Norris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Rosales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Pennington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Balfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stephen Drew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Parker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Doolittle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Kirkman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Oswalt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Feldman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín Pérez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.