Belt game 18,615 · July 5, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 13–4 on the road to start reign 8,775 of the MLB belt, the 483rd for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since July 4, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 8, 2001.
8,775Reign number
483Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe McEwing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Desi Relaford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Trachsel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Todd Zeile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Pratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Donne Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Payton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Benny Agbayani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Roosevelt Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Ohman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Corey Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.