The MLB Belt · reign 44
Boston Red Caps
Took the belt from Louisville Grays, 6–1, on August 17, 1877. Lost it to Chicago White Stockings, 1–0, on September 8, 1877.
11Defenses
22Days
6thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Aug 28, 1877
5.8Average winning margin
156thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
15thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Chicago White Stockings, 1–0, on September 8, 1877.
Defended against
Reds ×6Grays ×3Brown Stockings ×2
The season
- 1877: Boston Red Caps finished 42–18–1, 1st of 6 by record; 13 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 20 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Boston Red Caps’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Aug 17, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 6–1 Game → | +5 | Title change |
| 111 | Aug 21, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 7–0 | +7 | Defense |
| 112 | Aug 23, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 10–4 | +6 | Defense |
| 113 | Aug 24, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 8–6 | +2 | Defense |
| 114 | Aug 25, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 115 | Aug 27, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 6–0 | +6 | Defense |
| 116 | Aug 28, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 117 | Aug 30, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 9–2 | +7 | Defense |
| 118 | Sep 1, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 8–3 | +5 | Defense |
| 119 | Sep 3, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 14–0 | +14 | Defense |
| 120 | Sep 4, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–1 | +6 | Defense |
| 121 | Sep 6, 1877 | Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 11–2 | +9 | Defense |
| 122 | Sep 8, 1877 | Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 1–0 | −1 | Title change |