Belt game 18,862 · October 12, 2002 · playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants 5–4 on the road to start reign 8,901 of the MLB belt, the 357th for the franchise.
San Francisco Giants had held it since October 9, 2002, with 1 defense over 3 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on October 13, 2002.
8,901Reign number
357Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
San Francisco Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Santiago | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| J.T. Snow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Rich Aurilia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Worrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Witasick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Fultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawon Dunston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Feliz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Viña | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Marrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Veres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Finley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.