Belt game 18,627 · July 20, 2001
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 on the road to start reign 8,780 of the MLB belt, the 394th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 19, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 21, 2001.
8,780Reign number
394Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Winn | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Tyner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Rolls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Abernathy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Phelps | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jesus Colome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Sheets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Ledee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Zimmerman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.