Belt game 18,694 · October 7, 2001
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 4–3 on the road to start reign 8,818 of the MLB belt, the 398th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since October 6, 2001, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 176 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on April 1, 2002.
8,818Reign number
398Team's reign
0Defenses
176Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Augie Ojeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Mahay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Machado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Zambrano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Morris | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Hermansen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Humberto Cota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fetters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Beimel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Meares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mendy López | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.