Belt game 17,055 · July 16, 1991
Atlanta Braves take the belt
Atlanta Braves beat Chicago Cubs 8–5 at home to start reign 8,006 of the MLB belt, the 409th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since July 12, 1991, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Atlanta Braves held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 20, 1991.
8,006Reign number
409Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Treadway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lemke | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Olson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Blauser | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Belliard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lonnie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Avery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Juan Berenguer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marvin Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Gregg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian R. Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Villanueva | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dascenzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Castillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Scanlan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.