Belt game 18,989 · August 11, 2003
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Chicago Cubs 3–1 on the road to start reign 8,965 of the MLB belt, the 138th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since August 10, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on August 12, 2003.
8,965Reign number
138Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Glanville | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Karros | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hee-Seop Choi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kerry Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bruntlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Everett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Octavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.