Belt game 18,689 · October 2, 2001
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago Cubs 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,814 of the MLB belt, the 347th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since September 28, 2001, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on October 3, 2001.
8,814Reign number
347Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Cruz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Mahay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dunn | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason LaRue | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| D.T. Cromer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Rivera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Reitsma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Raul Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Jennings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Brower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.