Belt game 18,614 · July 4, 2001
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 2–1 at home to start reign 8,774 of the MLB belt, the 137th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since July 1, 2001, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Mets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on July 5, 2001.
8,774Reign number
137Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McEwing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Wilson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Desi Relaford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Benny Agbayani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cairo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Tapani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.