The MLB Belt · reign 8,310
Boston Red Sox
Took the belt from Toronto Blue Jays, 7–1, on August 4, 1995. Lost it to New York Yankees, 9–2, on August 15, 1995.
10Defenses
11Days
454thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Aug 13, 1995
4.2Average winning margin
229thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
20thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
Defended against
Orioles ×4Blue Jays ×3Cleveland Indians ×2Yankees
The season
- 1995: Cleveland Indians had the best record (100–44–0); Atlanta Braves won the World Series; 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 72 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most hits for Boston Red Sox across the 12 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | H | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Valentin | 20 | 12 |
| 2 | José Canseco | 17 | 12 |
| 3 | Mo Vaughn | 15 | 12 |
| 4 | Troy O'Leary | 12 | 9 |
| 5 | Mike Greenwell | 10 | 12 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Boston Red Sox’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,664 | Aug 4, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 7–1 Game → | +6 | Title change |
| 17,665 | Aug 5, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 9–3 | +6 | Defense |
| 17,666 | Aug 6, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 6–4 | +2 | Defense |
| 17,667 | Aug 7, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 5–4 | +1 | Defense |
| 17,668 | Aug 8, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 17,669 | Aug 9, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 9–5 | +4 | Defense |
| 17,670 | Aug 10, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 11–1 | +10 | Defense |
| 17,671 | Aug 11, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 5–4 | +1 | Defense |
| 17,672 | Aug 12, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 7–0 | +7 | Defense |
| 17,673 | Aug 13, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore Orioles 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 17,674 | Aug 14, 1995 | Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 9–3 | +6 | Defense |
| 17,675 | Aug 15, 1995 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 9–2 Game → | −7 | Title change |