Belt game 20,549 · October 9, 2012 · playoffs
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 2–0 at home to start reign 9,725 of the MLB belt, the 518th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since October 6, 2012, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on October 11, 2012.
9,725Reign number
518Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Balfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Drew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Norris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Cook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Doolittle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh Reddick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Cliff Pennington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhonny Peralta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Coke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Porcello | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Avisaíl García | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Dirks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Aníbal Sánchez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Octavio Dotel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.