The MLB Belt · reign 5
Hartford Dark Blues
Took the belt from Philadelphia Athletics (1876), 6–3, on May 6, 1876. Lost it to Chicago White Stockings, 6–4, on May 23, 1876.
5Defenses
17Days
1stReign for the franchise
+3Closest call · May 8, 1876
9.8Average winning margin
163rdLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
295thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Chicago White Stockings, 6–4, on May 23, 1876.
Defended against
Athletics ×2Boston Red Caps ×2Mutuals
The season
- 1876: Chicago White Stockings had the best record (52–14–0); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 25 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Hartford Dark Blues’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | May 6, 1876 | Hartford Dark Blues beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 6–3 Game → | +3 | Title change |
| 7 | May 8, 1876 | Hartford Dark Blues beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 7–4 | +3 | Defense |
| 8 | May 13, 1876 | Hartford Dark Blues beat New York Mutuals 28–3 | +25 | Defense |
| 9 | May 16, 1876 | Hartford Dark Blues beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 8–2 | +6 | Defense |
| 10 | May 17, 1876 | Hartford Dark Blues beat Boston Red Caps 8–3 | +5 | Defense |
| 11 | May 19, 1876 | Hartford Dark Blues beat Boston Red Caps 12–2 | +10 | Defense |
| 12 | May 23, 1876 | Chicago White Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 6–4 | −2 | Title change |