Belt game 19,003 · August 27, 2003
Atlanta Braves take the belt
Atlanta Braves beat New York Mets 4–1 at home to start reign 8,971 of the MLB belt, the 442nd for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since August 23, 2003, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Atlanta Braves held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on August 28, 2003.
8,971Reign number
442Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Giles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Fick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Maddux | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Gary Sheffield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gryboski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Furcal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Blanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Mercker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Cunnane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Piazza | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Reyes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe McEwing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ty Wigginton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Heilman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Prentice Redman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Feliciano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.