Belt game 18,690 · October 3, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 13–7 at home to start reign 8,815 of the MLB belt, the 490th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since October 2, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on October 5, 2001.
8,815Reign number
490Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Patterson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mahay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lieber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Chad Meyers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corky Miller | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Rivera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott MacRae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Brady Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennys Reyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Reitsma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Jennings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Rijo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Piersoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Hector Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.