Belt game 16,736 · August 3, 1989
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 2–0 on the road to start reign 7,853 of the MLB belt, the 450th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since August 2, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on August 6, 1989.
7,853Reign number
450Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Herr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curt Ford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Jordan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Daulton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Ruffin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| John Kruk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Dernier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Ready | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Von Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Dykstra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Parrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dickie Thon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwayne Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Jeltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Berryhill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Law | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd McClendon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Les Lancaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Maddux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.