Belt game 18,621 · July 14, 2001
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers 3–2 at home to start reign 8,777 of the MLB belt, the 342nd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 8, 2001, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on July 18, 2001.
8,777Reign number
342Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Lankford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Mike Timlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randall Simon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Patterson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wendell Magee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Fick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Heath Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.