Belt game 18,692 · October 5, 2001
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,816 of the MLB belt, the 397th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since October 3, 2001, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on October 6, 2001.
8,816Reign number
397Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Machado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bere | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Augie Ojeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Patterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Meyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Mackowiak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Hermansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fetters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Beimel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.