Belt game 18,737 · May 19, 2002
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston Astros 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,841 of the MLB belt, the 401st for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since May 13, 2002, with 5 defenses over 6 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on May 21, 2002.
8,841Reign number
401Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Mlicki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Linebrink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Puffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Hermansen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Boehringer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kip Wells | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Benjamin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.