Belt game 18,004 · August 17, 1997
Florida Marlins take the belt
Florida Marlins beat Pittsburgh Pirates 10–2 at home to start reign 8,470 of the MLB belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since August 16, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Florida Marlins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on August 18, 1997.
8,470Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Conine | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Abbott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Counsell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Sheffield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Arias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Devon White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dale Sveum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Turner Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Ruebel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Guillen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cooke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.