The MLB Belt · reign 857
New York Giants
Took the belt from St. Louis Browns, 4–3, on June 26, 1894. Lost it to Cincinnati Reds, 7–3, on July 10, 1894.
10Defenses
14Days
101stReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Jul 5, 1894
4.2Average winning margin
178thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
20thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Cincinnati Reds, 7–3, on July 10, 1894.
Defended against
Spiders ×3Colonels ×3Chicago Colts ×2St. Louis BrownsReds
The season
- 1894: Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) had the best record (89–39–1); 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 53 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Giants’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,980 | Jun 26, 1894 | New York Giants beat St. Louis Browns 4–3 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 1,981 | Jun 27, 1894 | New York Giants beat St. Louis Browns 11–0 | +11 | Defense |
| 1,982 | Jun 28, 1894 | New York Giants beat Chicago Colts 6–5 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,983 | Jun 29, 1894 | New York Giants beat Chicago Colts 14–8 | +6 | Defense |
| 1,984 | Jul 2, 1894 | New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 6–4 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,985 | Jul 4, 1894 | New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,986 | Jul 4, 1894 | New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 12–11 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,987 | Jul 5, 1894 | New York Giants beat Louisville Colonels 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,988 | Jul 6, 1894 | New York Giants beat Louisville Colonels 10–6 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,989 | Jul 7, 1894 | New York Giants beat Louisville Colonels 14–6 | +8 | Defense |
| 1,990 | Jul 9, 1894 | New York Giants beat Cincinnati Reds 13–6 | +7 | Defense |
| 1,991 | Jul 10, 1894 | Cincinnati Reds beat New York Giants 7–3 | −4 | Title change |