Belt game 16,791 · September 30, 1989
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–4 on the road to start reign 7,881 of the MLB belt, the 453rd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since September 29, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on October 4, 1989.
7,881Reign number
453Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Peña Sr. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milt Thompson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Oquendo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Terry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lindeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ted Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank DiPino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brunansky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose DeLeon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| John Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Dayley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Law | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd McClendon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dascenzo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marvell Wynne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Varsho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Pico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitch Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Shawon Dunston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Kilgus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Les Lancaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerome Walton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.