Belt game 18,618 · July 8, 2001
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs 9–6 at home to start reign 8,776 of the MLB belt, the 578th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since July 5, 2001, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 14, 2001.
8,776Reign number
578Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Halter | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wendell Magee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Fick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Machado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kerry Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.