Belt game 18,819 · August 21, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Chicago Cubs 4–0 at home to start reign 8,883 of the MLB belt, the 134th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since August 18, 2002, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Houston Astros held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on August 24, 2002.
8,883Reign number
134Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Octavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Prior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Patterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Mueller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Stynes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Bellhorn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Cunnane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.