The MLB Belt · reign 354
Detroit Wolverines
Took the belt from New York Giants, 9–2, on May 10, 1886. Lost it to New York Giants, 6–5, on May 31, 1886.
13Defenses
21Days
18thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · May 18, 1886 4.3Average winning margin
157thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
6thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
Defended against
Boston Beaneaters ×5Philadelphia Quakers ×3Nationals ×3New York Giants ×2
The season
- 1886: Chicago White Stockings had the best record (90–34–2); 15 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 46 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Detroit Wolverines’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|
| 862 | May 10, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 9–2 Game → | +7 | Title change |
| 863 | May 11, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 10–0 | +10 | Defense |
| 864 | May 12, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 9–5 | +4 | Defense |
| 865 | May 13, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 866 | May 14, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 5–4 | +1 | Defense |
| 867 | May 15, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 9–2 | +7 | Defense |
| 868 | May 18, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 869 | May 19, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 7–2 | +5 | Defense |
| 870 | May 20, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 871 | May 21, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 6–3 | +3 | Defense |
| 872 | May 22, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 13–3 | +10 | Defense |
| 873 | May 24, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 7–4 | +3 | Defense |
| 874 | May 28, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 7–3 | +4 | Defense |
| 875 | May 29, 1886 | Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 9–4 | +5 | Defense |
| 876 | May 31, 1886 | New York Giants beat Detroit Wolverines 6–5 | −1 | Title change |