The MLB Belt · reign 7,923
Chicago White Sox
Took the belt from Oakland Athletics, 5–0, on June 22, 1990. Lost it to New York Yankees, 10–7, on June 30, 1990.
6Defenses
8Days
482ndReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Jun 29, 1990
1.8Average winning margin
392ndLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
178thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
Defended against
California Angels ×3Oakland Athletics ×2Yankees
The season
- 1990: Oakland Athletics had the best record (103–59–0); Cincinnati Reds won the World Series; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 80 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most hits for Chicago White Sox across the 8 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | H | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Ventura | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Scott Fletcher | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Sammy Sosa | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Lance Johnson | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Ivan Calderon | 6 | 7 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Chicago White Sox’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,869 | Jun 22, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat Oakland Athletics 5–0 Game → | +5 | Title change |
| 16,870 | Jun 23, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat Oakland Athletics 5–3 | +2 | Defense |
| 16,871 | Jun 24, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat Oakland Athletics 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 16,872 | Jun 25, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat California Angels 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 16,873 | Jun 26, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat California Angels 11–9 | +2 | Defense |
| 16,874 | Jun 27, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat California Angels 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 16,875 | Jun 29, 1990 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 16,876 | Jun 30, 1990 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 10–7 Game → | −3 | Title change |