Belt game 17,971 · July 13, 1997
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Atlanta Braves 7–6 on the road to start reign 8,455 of the MLB belt, the 132nd for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since July 12, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Mets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 14, 1997.
8,455Reign number
132Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Klesko | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lemke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Belliard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Pérez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Neagle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Mike Bielecki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Bautista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Wohlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mordecai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Graffanino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Cather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernard Gilkey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| Carl Everett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Franco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.