The MLB Belt · reign 2,413
Boston Red Sox
Took the belt from St. Louis Browns, 8–2, on May 23, 1917. Lost it to Cleveland Indians, 3–0, on June 1, 1917.
9Defenses
9Days
37thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · May 30, 1917
3.0Average winning margin
325thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
37thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Cleveland Indians, 3–0, on June 1, 1917.
Defended against
St. Louis Browns ×4Washington Senators ×4Cleveland Indians
The season
- 1917: Chicago White Sox had the best record (100–54–2); Chicago White Sox won the World Series; 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 67 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Boston Red Sox’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,369 | May 23, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 8–2 Game → | +6 | Title change |
| 5,370 | May 24, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 5,371 | May 25, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 5,372 | May 26, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 11–7 | +4 | Defense |
| 5,373 | May 27, 1917 | Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 5,374 | May 29, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat Washington Senators 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 5,375 | May 29, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat Washington Senators 9–0 | +9 | Defense |
| 5,376 | May 30, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat Washington Senators 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 5,377 | May 30, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat Washington Senators 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 5,378 | May 31, 1917 | Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 5,379 | Jun 1, 1917 | Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 3–0 | −3 | Title change |