Belt game 18,792 · July 21, 2002
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4 on the road to start reign 8,871 of the MLB belt, the 351st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 19, 2002, with 1 defense over 2 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on July 24, 2002.
8,871Reign number
351Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Fogg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Adam Hyzdu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Hermansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lincoln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Finley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Timlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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