Belt game 16,788 · September 26, 1989
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Montreal Expos 3–2 on the road to start reign 7,879 of the MLB belt, the 452nd for the franchise.
Montreal Expos had held it since September 24, 1989, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on September 29, 1989.
7,879Reign number
452Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montreal Expos
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Foley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Galarraga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Santovenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hubie Brooks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Martinez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Wallace Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Wallach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wrona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dascenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Girardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Maddux | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Marvell Wynne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.