Belt game 16,745 · August 11, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 3–0 on the road to start reign 7,859 of the MLB belt, the 322nd for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since August 10, 1989, with 1 defense over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on August 12, 1989.
7,859Reign number
322Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Strawberry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Carreon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin McReynolds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Innis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Howard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Musselman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Magadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Viola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Juan Samuel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Teufel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Lyons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Oquendo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milt Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Terry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lindeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brunansky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Dayley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.