Belt game 18,848 · September 21, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–3 on the road to start reign 8,896 of the MLB belt, the 137th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since September 17, 2002, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on September 22, 2002.
8,896Reign number
137Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Morris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| So Taguchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Delgado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Loretta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.