Belt game 19,553 · October 21, 2006 · playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers 7–2 on the road to start reign 9,229 of the MLB belt, the 368th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since October 10, 2006, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on October 22, 2006.
9,229Reign number
368Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Santiago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilfredo Ledezma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Grilli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Rodney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Thames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Neifi Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Verlander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Sean Casey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Edmonds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Duncan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| So Taguchi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yadier Molina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Belliard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Braden Looper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Eckstein | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Reyes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Preston Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.