Belt game 18,681 · September 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 2–1 at home to start reign 8,810 of the MLB belt, the 396th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since September 8, 2001, with 8 defenses over 15 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on September 26, 2001.
8,810Reign number
396Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Osik | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josias Manzanillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Viña | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.