Belt game 18,635 · July 29, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–5 at home to start reign 8,787 of the MLB belt, the 486th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 28, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Diego Padres on August 1, 2001.
8,787Reign number
486Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Machado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Tavarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Fyhrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stubby Clapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.