The MLB Belt · reign 26

St. Louis Brown Stockings

Took the belt from Boston Red Caps, 5–3, on October 3, 1876. Lost it to Chicago White Stockings, 7–1, on May 19, 1877.

5Defenses

228Days

3rdReign for the franchise

+1Closest call · May 17, 1877

1.6Average winning margin

6thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days

295thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from Boston Red Caps, 5–3, on October 3, 1876.

How it ended

Lost it to Chicago White Stockings, 7–1, on May 19, 1877.

Defended against

Boston Red Caps ×3Dark BluesChicago White Stockings

1876: St. Louis Brown Stockings finished 45–19–0, 2nd of 8 by record; 2 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 25 times that season.
1877: Boston Red Caps had the best record (42–18–1); 5 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 20 times that season.

margins from St. Louis Brown Stockings’ side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
68	Oct 3, 1876	St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 5–3 Game →	+2	Title change
69	Oct 4, 1876	St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2	+1	Defense
70	May 8, 1877	St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2	+1	Defense
71	May 10, 1877	St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 6–5	+1	Defense
72	May 15, 1877	St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 6–2	+4	Defense
73	May 17, 1877	St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 3–2	+1	Defense
74	May 19, 1877	Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–1	−6	Title change