The MLB Belt · reign 4,118
New York Yankees
Took the belt from Chicago White Sox, 3–1, on August 25, 1940. Lost it to Philadelphia Athletics, 3–0, on September 2, 1940.
7Defenses
8Days
250thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Sep 1, 1940
3.1Average winning margin
392ndLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
110thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it started
Took the belt from Chicago White Sox, 3–1, on August 25, 1940.
How it ended
Lost it to Philadelphia Athletics, 3–0, on September 2, 1940.
Defended against
Washington Senators ×3St. Louis Browns ×2White SoxPhiladelphia Athletics
The season
- 1940: Cincinnati Reds had the best record (100–53–2); Cincinnati Reds won the World Series; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 75 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Yankees’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,949 | Aug 27, 1940 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 5–4 | +1 | Defense |
| 8,950 | Aug 29, 1940 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 10–3 | +7 | Defense |
| 8,951 | Aug 29, 1940 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 6–5 | +1 | Defense |
| 8,952 | Aug 31, 1940 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 7–1 | +6 | Defense |
| 8,953 | Sep 1, 1940 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 8,954 | Sep 1, 1940 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 8,955 | Sep 2, 1940 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 6–3 | +3 | Defense |
| 8,956 | Sep 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 3–0 | −3 | Title change |