Belt game 2,419 · August 19, 1897
Cleveland Spiders take the belt
Cleveland Spiders beat Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) 3–0 on the road to start reign 1,040 of the MLB belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) had held it since August 10, 1897, with 9 defenses over 9 days.
Cleveland Spiders held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) on August 21, 1897.
1,040Reign number
58Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held