Belt game 19,178 · September 12, 2004
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4 on the road to start reign 9,056 of the MLB belt, the 142nd for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since September 10, 2004, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Houston Astros held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on September 15, 2004.
9,056Reign number
142Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tike Redman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Hill | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ty Wigginton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Alvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Corey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Meadows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lamb | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bruntlett | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Oswalt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Lidge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Raúl Chávez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willy Taveras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Qualls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Alfaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.