Belt game 18,605 · June 23, 2001
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants 6–5 at home to start reign 8,769 of the MLB belt, the 341st for the franchise.
San Francisco Giants had held it since June 20, 2001, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on June 26, 2001.
8,769Reign number
341Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Paquette | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Kile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Placido Polanco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murray | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Martinez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Rios | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.T. Snow | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Worrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Benard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Crespo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Embree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robb Nen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kirk Rueter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Fultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Aurilia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Feliz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.