Belt game 16,716 · July 15, 1989
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Montreal Expos 5–3 at home to start reign 7,843 of the MLB belt, the 324th for the franchise.
Montreal Expos had held it since July 9, 1989, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Nationals on July 16, 1989.
7,843Reign number
324Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Benzinger | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Quinones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Richardson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rolando Roomes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Herm Winningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Mahler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Marty Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kal Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montreal Expos
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Galarraga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Foley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Santovenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wallach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hubie Brooks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Langston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Wallace Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aldrete | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy McGaffigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.