Belt game 18,817 · August 18, 2002
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Arizona Diamondbacks 3–2 at home to start reign 8,882 of the MLB belt, the 498th for the franchise.
Arizona Diamondbacks had held it since August 9, 2002, with 7 defenses over 9 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on August 21, 2002.
8,882Reign number
498Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wilson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pokey Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Rios | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Osik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Reyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Boehringer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Sanchez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Glendon Rusch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| José Hernández | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Harris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Belliard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Izzy Alcantara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Young Sr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Vizcaino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeJean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.