Belt game 2,259 · July 12, 1896
Cleveland Spiders take the belt
Cleveland Spiders beat Chicago Colts 5–2 on the road to start reign 972 of the MLB belt, the 55th for the franchise.
Chicago Colts had held it since July 9, 1896, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Spiders held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on July 13, 1896.
972Reign number
55Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held