Belt game 17,156 · May 6, 1992
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Houston Astros 8–4 at home to start reign 8,050 of the MLB belt, the 457th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since May 5, 1992, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on May 8, 1992.
8,050Reign number
457Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Salazar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick May | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Villanueva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dascenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Maddux | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Doug Strange | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andujar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Finley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Harnisch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Eddie Taubensee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Servais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mallicoat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.