Belt game 18,750 · June 2, 2002
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Houston Astros 4–2 at home to start reign 8,846 of the MLB belt, the 493rd for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since May 29, 2002, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on June 3, 2002.
8,846Reign number
493Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Bellhorn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Clement | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Ginter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.