Belt game 17,400 · August 7, 1993
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 4–1 at home to start reign 8,174 of the MLB belt, the 338th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since August 6, 1993, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on August 8, 1993.
8,174Reign number
338Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Jordan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernard Gilkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Alicea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Tewksbury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Whiten | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Brewer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick May | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wilkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Roberson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Boskie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Scanlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Harkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.