Belt game 18,849 · September 22, 2002
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros 7–3 at home to start reign 8,897 of the MLB belt, the 355th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since September 21, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on September 27, 2002.
8,897Reign number
355Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| So Taguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Fassero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Drew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eduardo Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Finley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Wilson Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kirk Saarloos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian L. Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.