Belt game 18,761 · June 15, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Texas Rangers 4–0 at home to start reign 8,855 of the MLB belt, the 130th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since June 14, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on June 17, 2002.
8,855Reign number
130Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Miller | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Octavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Ludwick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mench | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ismael Valdez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideki Irabu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.