Belt game 18,801 · July 31, 2002
Florida Marlins take the belt
Florida Marlins beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–5 at home to start reign 8,876 of the MLB belt, the 17th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 28, 2002, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Florida Marlins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on August 2, 2002.
8,876Reign number
17Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Florida Marlins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Redmond | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Castillo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Fox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Preston Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Nunez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Looper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Owens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Beckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Mike Lowell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrek Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Almanza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Homer Bush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Miguel Cairo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.