Belt game 18,685 · September 27, 2001
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Chicago Cubs 6–5 on the road to start reign 8,812 of the MLB belt, the 123rd for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since September 26, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on September 28, 2001.
8,812Reign number
123Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Tapani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Augie Ojeda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Meyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Eusebio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Merced | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Octavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.