Belt game 16,794 · October 5, 1989 · playoffs
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco Giants 9–5 at home to start reign 7,883 of the MLB belt, the 454th for the franchise.
San Francisco Giants had held it since October 4, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on October 7, 1989.
7,883Reign number
454Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bielecki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Luis Salazar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Les Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Law | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Uribe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robby Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Litton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Steve Bedrosian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Reuschel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Lefferts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donell Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Riles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Bathe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Brantley | 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.