Belt game 18,626 · July 19, 2001
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros 4–1 on the road to start reign 8,779 of the MLB belt, the 343rd for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since July 18, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 20, 2001.
8,779Reign number
343Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Eusebio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Mike Timlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.