Belt game 16,777 · September 15, 1989
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 7–2 on the road to start reign 7,874 of the MLB belt, the 451st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since September 9, 1989, with 5 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on September 16, 1989.
7,874Reign number
451Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael LaValliere | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Redus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Hall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Neal Heaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Belinda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dorn Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| R.J. Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Benny Distefano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| José Lind | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd McClendon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dascenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Law | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| Marvell Wynne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.