Belt game 19,207 · October 20, 2004 · playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros 6–4 at home to start reign 9,069 of the MLB belt, the 366th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since October 16, 2004, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on October 23, 2004.
9,069Reign number
366Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Renteria | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Sanders | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Luna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| So Taguchi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Walker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kiko Calero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Matheny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Cedeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Vizcaino | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bruntlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Backe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Everett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Munro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Lidge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Raúl Chávez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Miceli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chad Harville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Qualls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.