Belt game 20,441 · June 7, 2012
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds 5–4 on the road to start reign 9,674 of the MLB belt, the 425th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since June 6, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on June 12, 2012.
9,674Reign number
425Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Votto | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Ludwick | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bruce | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Zack Cozart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Hanigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Leake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Arredondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kristopher Negrón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Devin Mesoraco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Heisey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Frazier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Presley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Barmes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael McKenry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew McCutchen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Álvarez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Tabata | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Neil Walker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Correia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Juan Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Hague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Hanrahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Grilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Casey McGehee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Resop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.