Belt game 18,633 · July 27, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–3 at home to start reign 8,785 of the MLB belt, the 485th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 26, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 28, 2001.
8,785Reign number
485Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Stubby Clapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Kile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.