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Belt game 17,991 · August 3, 1997

Philadelphia Phillies take the belt

Philadelphia Phillies beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–1 at home to start reign 8,464 of the MLB belt, the 423rd for the franchise.

St. Louis Cardinals had held it since August 2, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Philadelphia Phillies held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Colorado Rockies on August 5, 1997.

8,464Reign number
423Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held

Box score

Philadelphia Phillies

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Tony Barron4340000————
Gregg Jefferies3120010————
Mark Leiter31202019716
Kevin Sefcik5111300————
Ruben Amaro Jr.5010201————
Kevin Stocker4210100————
Scott Rolen4111200————
Kevin Jordan4000000————
Mike Lieberthal3100011————

St. Louis Cardinals

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
David Bell3020010————
John Mabry4020000————
Scott Livingstone2110000————
Ron Gant4010102————
Scarborough Green4010000————
Gary Gaetti2000001————
Danny Sheaffer0000000————
Rigo Beltran00000003202
Tom Lampkin4000000————
Willie McGee1000000————
Donovan Osborne10000003780
Royce Clayton0000000————
Delino DeShields4000001————
Mike DiFelice0000000————
Phil Plantier1000001————
Mark McGwire3000001————
John Frascatore00000002301

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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