Belt game 19,155 · August 18, 2004
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–4 on the road to start reign 9,045 of the MLB belt, the 350th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since August 15, 2004, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Arizona Diamondbacks on August 21, 2004.
9,045Reign number
350Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darnell McDonald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Roberts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Julio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Gibbons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Machado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sidney Ponson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Melvin Mora | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Newhan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Damian Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Dye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Byrnes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Mulder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Octavio Dotel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.