Belt game 19,577 · April 25, 2007
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati Reds 5–2 at home to start reign 9,243 of the MLB belt, the 372nd for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since April 24, 2007, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on April 27, 2007.
9,243Reign number
372Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duncan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Eckstein | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yadier Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Braden Looper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Russ Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Taguchi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Flores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Preston Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álex González | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Encarnación | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Freel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Coutlangus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Saarloos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| David Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.