Belt game 18,607 · June 26, 2001
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–9 on the road to start reign 8,770 of the MLB belt, the 342nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since June 23, 2001, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on June 29, 2001.
8,770Reign number
342Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Lankford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stubby Clapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Benes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Jason Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Paquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Casey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason LaRue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Reitsma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Danny Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Atchley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Nichting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.