Belt game 16,783 · September 21, 1989
Montreal Expos take the belt
Montreal Expos beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5 on the road to start reign 7,876 of the MLB belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since September 16, 1989, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Montreal Expos held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on September 22, 1989.
7,876Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| R.J. Reynolds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael LaValliere | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Redus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Smiley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Rick Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José Lind | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montreal Expos
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Galarraga | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Nelson Santovenia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hubie Brooks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rex Hudler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aldrete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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