Belt game 16,725 · July 25, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Mets 4–2 on the road to start reign 7,847 of the MLB belt, the 371st for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since July 20, 1989, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 3 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Phillies on July 28, 1989.
7,847Reign number
371Team's reign
3Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McReynolds | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mookie Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Magadan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Ojeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Howard Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Carreon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mackey Sasser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael LaValliere | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Drabek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Landrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kipper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.