Belt game 18,972 · July 25, 2003
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–5 on the road to start reign 8,952 of the MLB belt, the 403rd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 23, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on July 26, 2003.
8,952Reign number
403Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Haren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Esteban Yan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Painter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Garrett Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Crudale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tino Martinez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Hart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Matheny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Delgado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Hernández | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Randall Simon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kip Wells | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Meadows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.