Belt game 18,731 · May 13, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies 17–3 at home to start reign 8,840 of the MLB belt, the 125th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Phillies had held it since May 12, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on May 19, 2002.
8,840Reign number
125Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hidalgo | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Lugo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Redding | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Linebrink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Abreu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lieberthal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Burrell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Politte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon Duckworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Jose Santiago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mabry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.