Belt game 18,657 · August 24, 2001
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat San Francisco Giants 4–3 at home to start reign 8,801 of the MLB belt, the 138th for the franchise.
San Francisco Giants had held it since August 23, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Mets held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on August 27, 2001.
8,801Reign number
138Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Zeile | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe McEwing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Piazza | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Chen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Armando Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Aurilia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Murray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andres Galarraga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Rueter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| John Vander Wal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Boehringer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.