Belt game 16,778 · September 16, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 8–6 at home to start reign 7,875 of the MLB belt, the 376th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since September 15, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Washington Nationals on September 21, 1989.
7,875Reign number
376Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Redus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael LaValliere | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| R.J. Reynolds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benny Distefano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Landrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Bair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Smiley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Randy Kramer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorn Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd McClendon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Webster | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Law | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Pico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Maddux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Marvell Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.