Belt game 18,001 · August 13, 1997
Florida Marlins take the belt
Florida Marlins beat Houston Astros 8–6 on the road to start reign 8,468 of the MLB belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since August 9, 1997, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Florida Marlins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on August 16, 1997.
8,468Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Bell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Spiers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Sean Berry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Carr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Bogar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| James Mouton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Magnante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.R. Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Conine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Abbott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Counsell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Daulton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robb Nen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Devon White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.