Belt game 18,744 · May 26, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Chicago Cubs 7–5 at home to start reign 8,843 of the MLB belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since May 21, 2002, with 4 defenses over 5 days.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on May 27, 2002.
8,843Reign number
126Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Helms | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Lockhart | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Blanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Maddux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Remlinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Gryboski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Furcal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Smoltz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Boone | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corky Miller | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Kearns | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Reitsma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Pineda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Carlos Almánzar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.