Belt game 18,822 · August 24, 2002
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Houston Astros 5–3 on the road to start reign 8,884 of the MLB belt, the 349th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since August 21, 2002, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on August 25, 2002.
8,884Reign number
349Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryle Ward | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Alan Zinter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Octavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Kearns | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Haynes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Sean Casey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.