Belt game 19,181 · September 16, 2004
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–3 on the road to start reign 9,058 of the MLB belt, the 143rd for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since September 15, 2004, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on September 21, 2004.
9,058Reign number
143Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Womack | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Mabry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yadier Molina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Marquis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Reyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Luna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Backe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Miceli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Harville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Qualls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.