Belt game 16,739 · August 6, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 5–4 at home to start reign 7,854 of the MLB belt, the 372nd for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since August 3, 1989, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on August 7, 1989.
7,854Reign number
372Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brunansky | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Oquendo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Walling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Durham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Terry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Worrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Milt Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Magrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Dayley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Herr | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Von Hayes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Dykstra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Jordan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Daulton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dickie Thon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Kruk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Don Carman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Parrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jeltz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.