The MLB Belt · reign 3,071
New York Yankees
Took the belt from Chicago White Sox, 5–4, on July 21, 1926. Lost it to Chicago White Sox, 2–1, on August 2, 1926.
10Defenses
12Days
99thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Jul 31, 1926
2.7Average winning margin
205thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
20thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Chicago White Sox, 2–1, on August 2, 1926.
Defended against
White Sox ×6St. Louis Browns ×4
The season
- 1926: they had the best record (91–63–1); St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series; 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 60 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Yankees’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,763 | Jul 21, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 5–4 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 6,764 | Jul 22, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 13–10 | +3 | Defense |
| 6,765 | Jul 23, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 11–3 | +8 | Defense |
| 6,766 | Jul 24, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 7–4 | +3 | Defense |
| 6,767 | Jul 25, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 6,768 | Jul 27, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 6–5 | +1 | Defense |
| 6,769 | Jul 28, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 6,770 | Jul 29, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 10–7 | +3 | Defense |
| 6,771 | Jul 30, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 10–8 | +2 | Defense |
| 6,772 | Jul 31, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 6,773 | Aug 1, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 8–4 | +4 | Defense |
| 6,774 | Aug 2, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 2–1 | −1 | Title change |