Belt game 18,747 · May 29, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–5 at home to start reign 8,845 of the MLB belt, the 127th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since May 27, 2002, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Houston Astros held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on June 2, 2002.
8,845Reign number
127Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo Gil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Conine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Mora | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Roberts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Gibbons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Batista | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Julio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bauer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Buddy Groom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Ponson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Piatt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Olmedo Saenz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Hiljus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Velarde | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Venafro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Magnante | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Bradford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Fyhrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.