Belt game 19,152 · August 15, 2004
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Atlanta Braves 10–4 on the road to start reign 9,044 of the MLB belt, the 362nd for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since August 14, 2004, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on August 18, 2004.
9,044Reign number
362Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Estrada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Cruz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcus Giles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam LaRoche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Tom Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Walker | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Haren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Hector Luna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Simontacchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.