Belt game 16,625 · April 3, 1989
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Los Angeles Dodgers 6–4 at home to start reign 7,796 of the MLB belt, the 321st for the franchise.
Los Angeles Dodgers had held it since October 19, 1988, with 1 defense over 166 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on April 6, 1989.
7,796Reign number
321Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reed | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Benzinger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Sabo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Oester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Herm Winningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kal Daniels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Dibble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Gibson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Scioscia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Crews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Belcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| John Shelby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Stubbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.