Belt game 17,974 · July 16, 1997
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates 7–3 on the road to start reign 8,457 of the MLB belt, the 340th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 14, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Mets on July 18, 1997.
8,457Reign number
340Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dale Sveum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Turner Ward | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Womack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Ruebel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Sodowsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Loaiza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Goodwin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Greene | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deion Sanders | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Oliver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Burba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.