Belt game 19,555 · October 24, 2006 · playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers 5–0 at home to start reign 9,231 of the MLB belt, the 369th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since October 22, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 159 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on April 1, 2007.
9,231Reign number
369Team's reign
2Defenses
159Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eckstein | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yadier Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Preston Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Belliard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Braden Looper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Taguchi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Casey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Zumaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Guillén | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilfredo Ledezma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Grilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Infante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Rodney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neifi Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Miner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.