Belt game 17,340 · June 1, 1993
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 8–3 at home to start reign 8,142 of the MLB belt, the 472nd for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since May 31, 1993, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on June 2, 1993.
8,142Reign number
472Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wilkins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jennings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Derrick May | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Hibbard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Scanlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Orsulak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chico Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Gallagher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Bogar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Draper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Maddux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.