Belt game 18,973 · July 26, 2003
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 13–8 at home to start reign 8,953 of the MLB belt, the 360th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 25, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 28, 2003.
8,953Reign number
360Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Hart | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Eduardo Perez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Woody Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Jason Simontacchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham O. Nunez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Hernández | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Giles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Duaner Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Rivera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randall Simon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Fogg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Joe Beimel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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