Belt game 18,990 · August 12, 2003
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Houston Astros 3–0 at home to start reign 8,966 of the MLB belt, the 501st for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since August 11, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on August 16, 2003.
8,966Reign number
501Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Zambrano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sammy Sosa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Augie Ojeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hee-Seop Choi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirk Saarloos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Redding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Ricky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.