Belt game 18,645 · August 10, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco Giants 9–3 at home to start reign 8,795 of the MLB belt, the 487th for the franchise.
San Francisco Giants had held it since August 9, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on August 11, 2001.
8,795Reign number
487Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lieber | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Tucker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Snow | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Benard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Vander Wal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Estes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Calvin Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Galarraga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Boehringer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Fultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Aurilia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Feliz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.