The MLB Belt · reign 4,891
Chicago White Sox
Took the belt from Washington Senators, 5–4, on May 20, 1951. Lost it to Philadelphia Athletics, 5–1, on June 2, 1951.
10Defenses
13Days
311thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · May 22, 1951
3.1Average winning margin
192ndLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
20thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Philadelphia Athletics, 5–1, on June 2, 1951.
Defended against
Cleveland Indians ×4St. Louis Browns ×3Washington Senators ×2Philadelphia Athletics
The season
- 1951: New York Yankees had the best record (98–56–0); New York Yankees won the World Series; 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 73 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Chicago White Sox’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,576 | May 20, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 5–4 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 10,577 | May 21, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 5–3 | +2 | Defense |
| 10,578 | May 22, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 9–8 | +1 | Defense |
| 10,579 | May 24, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Philadelphia Athletics 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 10,580 | May 25, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 6–4 | +2 | Defense |
| 10,581 | May 26, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 6–0 | +6 | Defense |
| 10,582 | May 27, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 10,583 | May 27, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 6–4 | +2 | Defense |
| 10,584 | May 28, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Browns 4–2 | +2 | Defense |
| 10,585 | May 30, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Browns 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 10,586 | May 30, 1951 | Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Browns 8–1 | +7 | Defense |
| 10,587 | Jun 2, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago White Sox 5–1 | −4 | Title change |