Belt game 16,742 · August 9, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2 on the road to start reign 7,857 of the MLB belt, the 321st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since August 8, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on August 10, 1989.
7,857Reign number
321Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cangelosi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Drabek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Junior Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Redus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brunansky | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Magrane | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| José Oquendo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Morris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Durham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milt Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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