Belt game 1 · April 22, 1876
Boston Red Caps take the belt
Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 6–5 on the road to start reign 1 of the MLB belt, the 1st for the franchise.
The first game on record: the belt starts here.
Boston Red Caps held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Athletics (1876) on April 24, 1876.
1Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held