Belt game 16,978 · April 17, 1991
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Atlanta Braves 4–3 on the road to start reign 7,970 of the MLB belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since April 16, 1991, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on April 19, 1991.
7,970Reign number
102Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Belliard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Treadway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Blauser | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Willard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Sisk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Avery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Lemke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Parrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Gant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Gregg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sid Bream | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Davidson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Finley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Caminiti | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Al Osuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Schilling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.