Belt game 17,990 · August 2, 1997
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,463 of the MLB belt, the 339th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since July 28, 1997, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Phillies on August 3, 1997.
8,463Reign number
339Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Morandini | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Otero | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Beech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Wayne Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rico Brogna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Sheaffer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie McGee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Livingstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Eckersley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| John Mabry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarborough Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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