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Belt game 16,750 · August 17, 1989

San Diego Padres take the belt

San Diego Padres beat New York Mets 6–2 on the road to start reign 7,861 of the MLB belt, the 84th for the franchise.

New York Mets had held it since August 12, 1989, with 3 defenses over 5 days.

San Diego Padres held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Nationals on August 18, 1989.

7,861Reign number
84Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

New York Mets

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Howard Johnson5030000————
Gregg Jefferies5120000————
Kevin Elster4120000————
Darryl Strawberry4010100————
Kevin McReynolds3010010————
Jeff Innis00000002100
Dave Magadan1000000————
Randy Myers00000001211
Mark Carreon1000000————
Frank Viola100000061043
Juan Samuel5000002————
Tim Teufel3000010————
Barry Lyons4000001————

San Diego Padres

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Roberto Alomar5240000————
Garry Templeton Sr.5130100————
Chris James5120201————
Luis Salazar4020100————
Carmelo Martinez4010110————
Tony Gwynn5110101————
Mike Pagliarulo4000000————
Bruce Hurst21000229913
Mark Parent3000010————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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