Belt game 16,741 · August 8, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–3 at home to start reign 7,856 of the MLB belt, the 373rd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since August 7, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on August 9, 1989.
7,856Reign number
373Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Wilson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Walk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Landrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael LaValliere | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Walling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Morris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Durham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Frank DiPino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Brunansky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Oquendo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Quisenberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ozzie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.