The MLB Belt · reign 1,062
New York Giants
Took the belt from Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 3–1, on May 9, 1898. Lost it to St. Louis Browns, 6–2, on May 20, 1898.
7Defenses
11Days
125thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · May 17, 1898
4.1Average winning margin
229thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
110thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to St. Louis Browns, 6–2, on May 20, 1898.
Defended against
Senators ×4Brooklyn Bridegrooms ×2St. Louis Browns
The season
- 1898: Boston Beaneaters had the best record (102–47–3); 9 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 65 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Giants’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,473 | May 9, 1898 | New York Giants beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3–1 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 2,474 | May 10, 1898 | New York Giants beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5–0 | +5 | Defense |
| 2,475 | May 12, 1898 | New York Giants beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6–3 | +3 | Defense |
| 2,476 | May 13, 1898 | New York Giants beat Washington Senators (1892–99) 9–5 | +4 | Defense |
| 2,477 | May 14, 1898 | New York Giants beat Washington Senators (1892–99) 6–2 | +4 | Defense |
| 2,478 | May 17, 1898 | New York Giants beat Washington Senators (1892–99) 9–3 | +6 | Defense |
| 2,479 | May 17, 1898 | New York Giants beat Washington Senators (1892–99) 11–10 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,480 | May 19, 1898 | New York Giants beat St. Louis Browns 7–1 | +6 | Defense |
| 2,481 | May 20, 1898 | St. Louis Browns beat New York Giants 6–2 | −4 | Title change |