Belt game 16,972 · April 11, 1991
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Cincinnati Reds 4–1 on the road to start reign 7,966 of the MLB belt, the 100th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since October 16, 1990, with 5 defenses over 177 days.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on April 13, 1991.
7,966Reign number
100Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Doran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Sabo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Benzinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Norm Charlton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Don Carman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Larkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Dibble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Finley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Rhodes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Curt Schilling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Yelding | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Harnisch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Caminiti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.