Belt game 17,995 · August 7, 1997
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Colorado Rockies 12–4 at home to start reign 8,466 of the MLB belt, the 135th for the franchise.
Colorado Rockies had held it since August 5, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Mets held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on August 9, 1997.
8,466Reign number
135Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Pratt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Lopez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Franco | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Colorado Rockies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Swift | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Dante Bichette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Galarraga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirt Manwaring | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton McCracken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Neifi Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Munoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Helton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curt Leskanic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jeff McCurry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.