Belt game 16,770 · September 8, 1989
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Pittsburgh Pirates 7–2 at home to start reign 7,872 of the MLB belt, the 111th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since September 7, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Mets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on September 9, 1989.
7,872Reign number
111Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Magadan | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Lyons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Ojeda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Howard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin McReynolds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff King | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dann Bilardello | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Drabek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Bob Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Hatcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorn Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.