Belt game 18,759 · June 12, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Chicago Cubs 5–4 at home to start reign 8,853 of the MLB belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since June 11, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on June 14, 2002.
8,853Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Vizcaino | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Oswalt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Octavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Prior | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Roosevelt Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Borowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Stynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Bellhorn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.