Belt game 18,860 · October 9, 2002 · playoffs
San Francisco Giants take the belt
San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals 9–6 on the road to start reign 8,900 of the MLB belt, the 457th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since September 28, 2002, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
San Francisco Giants held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on October 12, 2002.
8,900Reign number
457Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Crudale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Santiago | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.T. Snow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Aurilia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Worrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robb Nen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Rueter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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