Belt game 18,611 · June 30, 2001
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago Cubs 7–1 at home to start reign 8,772 of the MLB belt, the 343rd for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since June 29, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on July 1, 2001.
8,772Reign number
343Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Stinnett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Acevedo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Juan Castro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Selby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Casey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nichting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Dunwoody | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Ohman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Julian Tavarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.