Belt game 17,418 · August 27, 1993
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Atlanta Braves 9–7 on the road to start reign 8,186 of the MLB belt, the 477th for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since August 23, 1993, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on August 28, 1993.
8,186Reign number
477Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Berryhill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Blauser | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Smoltz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Bill Pecota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lemke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Justice | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Wohlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sid Bream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Mercker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Wilkins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick May | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Smith | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Plesac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Bautista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Roberson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Boskie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Scanlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Harkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.