Belt game 18,610 · June 29, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7–1 on the road to start reign 8,771 of the MLB belt, the 481st for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since June 26, 2001, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on June 30, 2001.
8,771Reign number
481Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Clark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Casey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Selby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Reith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Justin Atchley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Brower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason LaRue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stairs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Roosevelt Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Dunwoody | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.