Belt game 18,625 · July 18, 2001
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 17–11 at home to start reign 8,778 of the MLB belt, the 122nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 14, 2001, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 19, 2001.
8,778Reign number
122Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Villone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Julio Lugo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Oswalt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placido Polanco | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Stubby Clapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Benes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.