Belt game 17,997 · August 9, 1997
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat New York Mets 8–3 on the road to start reign 8,467 of the MLB belt, the 121st for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since August 7, 1997, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Houston Astros held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Miami Marlins on August 13, 1997.
8,467Reign number
121Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baerga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernard Gilkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian McRae | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Pratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Franco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Turk Wendell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Rojas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Bogar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Carr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Mouton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Holt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.