The MLB Belt · reign 4,036
New York Yankees
Took the belt from Philadelphia Athletics, 5–1, on August 20, 1939. Lost it to Detroit Tigers, 7–6, on August 29, 1939.
9Defenses
9Days
239thReign for the franchise
+5Closest call · Aug 26, 1939
8.9Average winning margin
325thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
37thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it started
Took the belt from Philadelphia Athletics, 5–1, on August 20, 1939.
How it ended
Lost it to Detroit Tigers, 7–6, on August 29, 1939.
Defended against
St. Louis Browns ×4White Sox ×3Tigers ×2
The season
- 1939: they had the best record (106–45–1); they won the World Series; 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 70 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Yankees’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,780 | Aug 22, 1939 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 14–5 | +9 | Defense |
| 8,781 | Aug 23, 1939 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 7–2 | +5 | Defense |
| 8,782 | Aug 23, 1939 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 16–4 | +12 | Defense |
| 8,783 | Aug 24, 1939 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 11–5 | +6 | Defense |
| 8,784 | Aug 25, 1939 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 11–0 | +11 | Defense |
| 8,785 | Aug 25, 1939 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 8–2 | +6 | Defense |
| 8,786 | Aug 26, 1939 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 6–1 | +5 | Defense |
| 8,787 | Aug 27, 1939 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 13–3 | +10 | Defense |
| 8,788 | Aug 28, 1939 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 18–2 | +16 | Defense |
| 8,789 | Aug 29, 1939 | Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 7–6 | −1 | Title change |