Belt game 18,119 · June 20, 1998
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 9–4 at home to start reign 8,533 of the MLB belt, the 479th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since June 19, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Phillies on June 21, 1998.
8,533Reign number
479Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Hernández | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Servais | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Blauser | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brant Brown | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Mieske | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Wood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Terry Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrell Lowery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Abreu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Beech | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Brogna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Desi Relaford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Toby Borland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.