Belt game 18,790 · July 19, 2002
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 12–9 at home to start reign 8,870 of the MLB belt, the 402nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 18, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 21, 2002.
8,870Reign number
402Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Hyzdu | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Beimel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Hermansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josias Manzanillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Villone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Perez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Crudale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Edmonds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.