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Through September 28, 2026
10,799Reigns
22,800Belt games
54Franchises have held it
121Title changes in the playoffs
Most days holding the belt (all reigns)
  1. 1. Detroit Tigers3,817
  2. 2. Baltimore Orioles3,174
  3. 3. Atlanta Braves3,157
  4. 4. Athletics3,150
  5. 5. Chicago White Sox3,089
  6. 6. San Francisco Giants3,078
  7. 7. Cleveland Guardians3,066
  8. 8. Philadelphia Phillies2,867
  9. 9. Boston Red Sox2,821
  10. 10. Chicago Cubs2,784
Most reigns
  1. 1. Detroit Tigers637
  2. 2. Cleveland Guardians629
  3. 3. New York Yankees593
  4. 4. Chicago White Sox590
  5. 5. Boston Red Sox588
  6. 6. Athletics546
  7. 7. Chicago Cubs545
  8. 8. Minnesota Twins538
  9. 9. Atlanta Braves526
  10. 10. San Francisco Giants517
Most defenses in one reign
  1. 1. Chicago White Stockings, 188019
  2. 2. Philadelphia Athletics, 193116
  3. 3. New York Giants, 190416
  4. 4. Boston Beaneaters, 189116
  5. 5. New York Yankees, 195315
  6. 6. Philadelphia Quakers, 188713
  7. 7. Providence Grays, 188413
  8. 8. Detroit Wolverines, 188613
  9. 9. Pittsburgh Pirates, 190913
  10. 10. New York Yankees, 194113
Most successful defenses (all reigns)
  1. 1. New York Yankees857
  2. 2. Cleveland Guardians759
  3. 3. Chicago Cubs747
  4. 4. Detroit Tigers674
  5. 5. San Francisco Giants648
  6. 6. Boston Red Sox641
  7. 7. Atlanta Braves633
  8. 8. Chicago White Sox627
  9. 9. Pittsburgh Pirates556
  10. 10. Athletics553
Most defenses in one season
  1. 1. Pittsburgh Pirates, 190248
  2. 2. Chicago White Sox, 192044
  3. 3. Philadelphia Athletics, 193137
  4. 4. Baltimore Orioles (1892–99), 189734
  5. 5. Detroit Tigers, 190734
  6. 6. New York Yankees, 194134
  7. 7. Providence Grays, 188433
  8. 8. Chicago Cubs, 190933
  9. 9. New York Yankees, 195333
  10. 10. Chicago Cubs, 191032
Most belt games played
  1. 1. Cleveland Guardians2,661
  2. 2. Detroit Tigers2,588
  3. 3. New York Yankees2,486
  4. 4. Chicago White Sox2,478
  5. 5. Boston Red Sox2,472
  6. 6. Chicago Cubs2,385
  7. 7. Athletics2,289
  8. 8. Atlanta Braves2,288
  9. 9. Minnesota Twins2,266
  10. 10. San Francisco Giants2,200
Busiest seasons (title changes)
  1. 1. 200997
  2. 2. 199395
  3. 3. 197492
  4. 4. 196890
  5. 5. 198990
  6. 6. 201890
  7. 7. 202490
  8. 8. 196289
  9. 9. 197189
  10. 10. 192987
Longest current droughts
  1. 1. Philadelphia Phillies761 days
  2. 2. Miami Marlins428 days
  3. 3. Cincinnati Reds418 days
  4. 4. Colorado Rockies403 days
  5. 5. Milwaukee Brewers174 days
  6. 6. Houston Astros145 days
  7. 7. Los Angeles Dodgers142 days
  8. 8. Chicago Cubs135 days
  9. 9. Seattle Mariners128 days
  10. 10. Kansas City Royals126 days
Most title takeovers from one team
  1. 1. Chicago White Sox from Cleveland Guardians88
  2. 2. Detroit Tigers from Cleveland Guardians88
  3. 3. Cleveland Guardians from Chicago White Sox87
  4. 4. Minnesota Twins from Detroit Tigers85
  5. 5. New York Yankees from Chicago White Sox84
  6. 6. New York Yankees from Boston Red Sox84
  7. 7. Cleveland Guardians from Detroit Tigers83
  8. 8. Minnesota Twins from Cleveland Guardians83
  9. 9. Cleveland Guardians from Minnesota Twins83
  10. 10. Chicago White Sox from New York Yankees83

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