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Belt game 19,582 · May 1, 2007

Chicago Cubs take the belt

Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8–6 on the road to start reign 9,246 of the MLB belt, the 505th for the franchise.

Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since April 30, 2007, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Chicago Cubs held it for 7 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on May 8, 2007.

9,246Reign number
505Team's reign
4Defenses
7Days held

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Freddy Sanchez5130000————
Chris Duffy4120102————
Ronny Paulino4221100————
Jack Wilson4120100————
Adam LaRoche4010001————
Ryan Doumit3010111————
Tony Armas10000016624
Jose Castillo1000000————
John Wasdin00000002420
Jason Bay5000004————
Nate McLouth0100010————
John Grabow00000000.2220
Jonah Bayliss00000000.1320
José Bautista3000110————

Chicago Cubs

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Derrek Lee5040100————
Alfonso Soriano5231200————
Matt Murton2120200————
Jacque Jones3221120————
César Izturis4110001————
Mark DeRosa4010000————
Ryan Theriot1110000————
Cliff Floyd4111201————
Rocky Cherry00000000.2000
Felix Pie0000000————
Will Ohman00000000.1001
Aramis Ramirez4000010————
Michael Barrett5000000————
Ted Lilly20000025.1945
Bob Howry00000001.1102
Ryan Dempster10000001.1111

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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