Belt game 18,113 · June 14, 1998
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Milwaukee Brewers 7–2 at home to start reign 8,529 of the MLB belt, the 393rd for the franchise.
Milwaukee Brewers had held it since June 12, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Phillies on June 15, 1998.
8,529Reign number
393Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Peters | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Strange | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elmer Dessens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Milwaukee Brewers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jaha | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Loretta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Woodall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquis Grissom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Newfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Woodard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Cirillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.