Belt game 17,065 · July 28, 1991
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9–7 at home to start reign 8,010 of the MLB belt, the 105th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 23, 1991, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Houston Astros held it for 10 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to San Diego Padres on August 7, 1991.
8,010Reign number
105Team's reign
8Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Davidson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Caminiti | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andujar Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Simms | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Finley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Servais | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Osuna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Tolentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wehner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Varsho | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lloyd McClendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Landrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Redus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Kipper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael LaValliere | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vicente Palacios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos García | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.