Belt game 19,204 · October 16, 2004 · playoffs
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–2 at home to start reign 9,068 of the MLB belt, the 148th for the franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals had held it since October 13, 2004, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Houston Astros held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Cardinals on October 20, 2004.
9,068Reign number
148Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltrán | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bruntlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Lidge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Roger Clemens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Haren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Suppan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| John Mabry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Cedeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.