Belt game 18,983 · August 5, 2003
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat San Diego Padres 3–0 on the road to start reign 8,962 of the MLB belt, the 499th for the franchise.
San Diego Padres had held it since August 3, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on August 8, 2003.
8,962Reign number
499Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
San Diego Padres
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Hackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rondell White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ojeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaret Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Merloni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Burroughs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Klesko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Martinez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Prior | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hee-Seop Choi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Remlinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Borowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damian Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.