Belt game 20,297 · July 10, 2011
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 9–1 at home to start reign 9,605 of the MLB belt, the 418th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since July 9, 2011, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on July 16, 2011.
9,605Reign number
418Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Walker | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Presley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyle Overbay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Maholm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Veras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Resop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael McKenry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Barney | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Starlin Castro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Grabow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Geovany Soto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Campana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Baker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake DeWitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.