Belt game 18,695 · April 1, 2002
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2 at home to start reign 8,819 of the MLB belt, the 139th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since October 7, 2001, with 0 defenses over 176 days.
New York Mets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on April 3, 2002.
8,819Reign number
139Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Piazza | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Payton | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Leiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mo Vaughn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| John Valentin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Rios | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Osik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Villone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Adrian Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Beimel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.