Belt game 18,975 · July 28, 2003
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–0 on the road to start reign 8,954 of the MLB belt, the 404th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since July 26, 2003, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Diego Padres on July 29, 2003.
8,954Reign number
404Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Hart | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Tomko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Edgar Renteria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tino Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Yan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Drew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Simon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Hernández | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Giles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Hyzdu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.