Belt game 18,799 · July 28, 2002
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 10–9 at home to start reign 8,875 of the MLB belt, the 353rd for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since July 27, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Marlins on July 31, 2002.
8,875Reign number
353Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Crudale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Placido Polanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McGriff | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Clement | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.