Belt game 18,629 · July 22, 2001
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 2–0 on the road to start reign 8,782 of the MLB belt, the 395th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 21, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on July 24, 2001.
8,782Reign number
395Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stubby Clapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Kile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Timlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fernando Viña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham O. Nunez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Vander Wal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tike Redman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.