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Belt game 16,729 · July 28, 1989

Philadelphia Phillies take the belt

Philadelphia Phillies beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–1 at home to start reign 7,848 of the MLB belt, the 395th for the franchise.

Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 25, 1989, with 3 defenses over 3 days.

Philadelphia Phillies held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on July 31, 1989.

7,848Reign number
395Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held

Box score

Philadelphia Phillies

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Charlie Hayes4121301————
Dickie Thon4120101————
Tom Herr3010010————
Randy Ready4110001————
Lenny Dykstra4010100————
Greg Harris21100013.1001
Steve Lake4111101————
Dwayne Murphy4110001————
Von Hayes3000012————
Roger McDowell00000001001
Jeff Parrett00000001.1000
Larry McWilliams10000003.1312
Steve Jeltz0000000————

Pittsburgh Pirates

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Junior Ortiz4020000————
Rick Reed20100107967
John Cangelosi3000110————
Jay Bell4000000————
Rafael Belliard5000001————
Jeff King2000010————
Mike Smith00000001101
Glenn Wilson3100011————
R.J. Reynolds4000002————
Benny Distefano1000000————
Bobby Bonilla1000030————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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