Belt game 17,048 · July 6, 1991
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Cincinnati Reds 3–0 at home to start reign 8,004 of the MLB belt, the 104th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since July 5, 1991, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on July 12, 1991.
8,004Reign number
104Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Finley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Caminiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Yelding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Anthony | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Sabo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Todd Benzinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Quinones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Hatcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Layana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Carman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Larkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Doran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Herm Winningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.