Belt game 18,693 · October 6, 2001
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 13–2 at home to start reign 8,817 of the MLB belt, the 491st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since October 5, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on October 7, 2001.
8,817Reign number
491Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Mahay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Tavarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Meyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mendy López | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Hermansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony McKnight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Keith Osik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Humberto Cota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Josias Manzanillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damaso Marte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Warren Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.