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Belt game 19,199 · October 9, 2004 · playoffs

Houston Astros take the belt

Houston Astros beat Atlanta Braves 8–5 at home to start reign 9,064 of the MLB belt, the 146th for the franchise.

Atlanta Braves had held it since October 7, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on October 10, 2004.

9,064Reign number
146Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

Houston Astros

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Morgan Ensberg4020310————
Carlos Beltrán5221200————
Lance Berkman3220120————
Orlando Palmeiro1010000————
Craig Biggio3110011————
Jeff Kent3110121————
Jeff Bagwell4110010————
Brad Ausmus3110011————
Eric Bruntlett0000000————
Brandon Backe10000006525
Mike Lamb0000100————
Jose Vizcaino4000011————
Jason Lane1000000————
Russ Springer00000001232
Brad Lidge00000001002
Chad Qualls00000001101

Atlanta Braves

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Andruw Jones4231301————
Paul Byrd20101014.1743
Johnny Estrada3111112————
Rafael Furcal5010000————
J.D. Drew4110001————
Charles Thomas2010010————
Adam LaRoche3000001————
Julio Franco2000001————
Chipper Jones3100010————
Juan Cruz00000001000
Kevin Gryboski00000000.1000
Marcus Giles5000002————
Chris Reitsma00000001.1011
John Thomson00000000.1100
Dewayne Wise1000001————
Tom Martin00000000210
Antonio Alfonseca00000000.2120

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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