The MLB Belt · reign 10,319
Oakland Athletics
Took the belt from Houston Astros, 6–2, on April 9, 2021. Lost it to Baltimore Orioles, 8–1, on April 25, 2021.
12Defenses
16Days
528thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Apr 21, 2021
3.4Average winning margin
167thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
13thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
Defended against
Tigers ×4Twins ×3D-backs ×2Orioles ×2Astros
The season
- 2021: San Francisco Giants had the best record (107–55–0); Atlanta Braves won the World Series; 14 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 85 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most hits for Oakland Athletics across the 14 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | H | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Olson | 18 | 13 |
| 2 | Jed Lowrie | 16 | 12 |
| 3 | Mark Canha | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Ramón Laureano | 12 | 14 |
| 5 | Elvis Andrus | 10 | 14 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Oakland Athletics’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,812 | Apr 9, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Houston Astros 6–2 Game → | +4 | Title change |
| 21,813 | Apr 10, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Houston Astros 7–3 | +4 | Defense |
| 21,814 | Apr 12, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Arizona Diamondbacks 9–5 | +4 | Defense |
| 21,815 | Apr 13, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Arizona Diamondbacks 7–5 | +2 | Defense |
| 21,816 | Apr 15, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 8–4 | +4 | Defense |
| 21,817 | Apr 16, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 21,818 | Apr 17, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 7–0 | +7 | Defense |
| 21,819 | Apr 18, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 21,820 | Apr 20, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 7–0 | +7 | Defense |
| 21,821 | Apr 20, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 21,822 | Apr 21, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 13–12 | +1 | Defense |
| 21,823 | Apr 23, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore Orioles 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 21,824 | Apr 24, 2021 | Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore Orioles 7–2 | +5 | Defense |
| 21,825 | Apr 25, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland Athletics 8–1 Game → | −7 | Title change |