Belt game 17,051 · July 12, 1991
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Houston Astros 5–2 at home to start reign 8,005 of the MLB belt, the 455th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since July 6, 1991, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on July 16, 1991.
8,005Reign number
455Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chico Walker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Castillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wilkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dascenzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerome Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Finley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Caminiti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Corsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Javier Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Servais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Dwayne Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Oberkfell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Anthony | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.