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Belt game 18,651 · August 17, 2001

Atlanta Braves take the belt

Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco Giants 2–1 on the road to start reign 8,797 of the MLB belt, the 439th for the franchise.

San Francisco Giants had held it since August 11, 2001, with 4 defenses over 6 days.

Atlanta Braves held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on August 19, 2001.

8,797Reign number
439Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held

Box score

San Francisco Giants

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Benito Santiago4020000————
Marvin Benard3010000————
Livan Hernandez30100009215
Jeff Kent4111100————
Barry Bonds4010001————
Calvin Murray0000000————
Andres Galarraga0000010————
John Vander Wal4000001————
Ramon Martinez3000002————
Rich Aurilia4000000————
J.T. Snow4000002————

Atlanta Braves

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Chipper Jones4110100————
Marcus Giles4010000————
Paul Bako3000001————
Mike Remlinger00000000.1000
Rey Sanchez3000000————
John Smoltz00000002004
Ken Caminiti3000003————
Andruw Jones1000020————
Dave Martinez0000010————
Greg Maddux20000006.2612
B.J. Surhoff4100000————
Brian Jordan3000101————
Wes Helms0000000————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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