Belt game 18,686 · September 28, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Houston Astros 6–2 at home to start reign 8,813 of the MLB belt, the 489th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since September 27, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on October 2, 2001.
8,813Reign number
489Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lieber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Roosevelt Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Truby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Oswalt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Tim Redding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.