Belt game 16,743 · August 10, 1989
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–1 at home to start reign 7,858 of the MLB belt, the 109th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since August 9, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Mets held it for 1 day and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on August 11, 1989.
7,858Reign number
109Team's reign
1Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Magadan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin McReynolds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Darling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Teufel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mackey Sasser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brunansky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose DeLeon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Terry Pendleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Oquendo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milt Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Walling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Quisenberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Dayley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.