The MLB Belt · reign 4,160
New York Yankees
Took the belt from Philadelphia Athletics, 7–4, on June 28, 1941. Lost it to Chicago White Sox, 7–1, on July 14, 1941.
13Defenses
16Days
255thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Jul 13, 1941
3.8Average winning margin
167thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
6thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Chicago White Sox, 7–1, on July 14, 1941.
Defended against
Red Sox ×3Philadelphia Athletics ×3St. Louis Browns ×3Washington Senators ×2White Sox ×2
The season
- 1941: they had the best record (101–53–2); they won the World Series; 15 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 73 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Yankees’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,050 | Jun 28, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 7–4 Game → | +3 | Title change |
| 9,051 | Jun 29, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 9–4 | +5 | Defense |
| 9,052 | Jun 29, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 7–5 | +2 | Defense |
| 9,053 | Jul 1, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7–2 | +5 | Defense |
| 9,054 | Jul 1, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 9–2 | +7 | Defense |
| 9,055 | Jul 2, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 8–4 | +4 | Defense |
| 9,056 | Jul 5, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 10–5 | +5 | Defense |
| 9,057 | Jul 6, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 8–4 | +4 | Defense |
| 9,058 | Jul 6, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 9,059 | Jul 10, 1941 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 9,060 | Jul 11, 1941 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 6–2 | +4 | Defense |
| 9,061 | Jul 12, 1941 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 7–5 | +2 | Defense |
| 9,062 | Jul 13, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 8–1 | +7 | Defense |
| 9,063 | Jul 13, 1941 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 9,064 | Jul 14, 1941 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 7–1 | −6 | Title change |