Belt game 18,971 · July 23, 2003
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego Padres 8–4 on the road to start reign 8,951 of the MLB belt, the 359th for the franchise.
San Diego Padres had held it since July 21, 2003, with 1 defense over 2 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 25, 2003.
8,951Reign number
359Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
San Diego Padres
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Klesko | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rondell White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ojeda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Phil Nevin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hansen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Vázquez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Linebrink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaret Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Burroughs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Widger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Hart | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Tomko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Esteban Yan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Painter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Crudale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Delgado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.