Belt game 18,005 · August 18, 1997
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Florida Marlins 7–2 on the road to start reign 8,471 of the MLB belt, the 391st for the franchise.
Florida Marlins had held it since August 17, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Diego Padres on August 21, 1997.
8,471Reign number
391Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Devon White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Daulton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robb Nen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kirt Ojala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Counsell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Williams | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Smith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dale Sveum | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Womack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Turner Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Randa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Loaiza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Rich Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.