Belt game 18,628 · July 21, 2001
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9–2 at home to start reign 8,781 of the MLB belt, the 344th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 20, 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 22, 2001.
8,781Reign number
344Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Stubby Clapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham O. Nunez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tike Redman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Beimel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Wehner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Damaso Marte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Olivares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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