Belt game 16,712 · July 8, 1989
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Montreal Expos 3–2 at home to start reign 7,841 of the MLB belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Montreal Expos had held it since July 5, 1989, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Nationals on July 9, 1989.
7,841Reign number
99Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Puhl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Meadows | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Darwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Caminiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Doran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Deshaies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Expos
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Galarraga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dámaso García | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wallace Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rex Hudler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Foley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryn Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Wallach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy McGaffigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hubie Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.