Belt game 18,684 · September 26, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4 on the road to start reign 8,811 of the MLB belt, the 488th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since September 23, 2001, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on September 27, 2001.
8,811Reign number
488Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Morris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Beimel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Mendy López | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Hermansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bronson Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Josias Manzanillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damaso Marte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| David Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Sosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Girardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.