Belt game 16,771 · September 9, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Mets 8–5 on the road to start reign 7,873 of the MLB belt, the 375th for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since September 8, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on September 15, 1989.
7,873Reign number
375Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McReynolds | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Magadan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Lyons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mackey Sasser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Innis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Lombardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Musselman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Thornton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom O'Malley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Carreon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Jefferies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Cone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Kevin Elster | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Teufel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Aase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Robinson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Hatcher | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Redus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dann Bilardello | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael LaValliere | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Landrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kipper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Bair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorn Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Benny Distefano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.