Belt game 17,209 · July 6, 1992
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston Astros 1–0 at home to start reign 8,079 of the MLB belt, the 382nd for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since July 4, 1992, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on July 8, 1992.
8,079Reign number
382Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael LaValliere | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Espy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Belinda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Servais | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Guerrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Osuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Boever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Finley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benny Distefano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Candaele | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Anthony | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.