Belt game 17,225 · July 27, 1992
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2 at home to start reign 8,085 of the MLB belt, the 465th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 26, 1992, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on August 1, 1992.
8,085Reign number
465Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Maddux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Kal Daniels | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wilkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Drabek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael LaValliere | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Varsho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.