The MLB Belt · reign 992
Baltimore Orioles (1892–99)
Took the belt from Chicago Colts, 4–2, on September 2, 1896. Lost it to Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 10–5, on September 11, 1896.
9Defenses
9Days
12thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Sep 8, 1896
4.9Average winning margin
325thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
37thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 10–5, on September 11, 1896.
Defended against
Colonels ×5Chicago Colts ×2Brooklyn Bridegrooms ×2
The season
- 1896: they had the best record (90–39–3); 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 52 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Baltimore Orioles’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,301 | Sep 2, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Chicago Colts 4–2 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 2,302 | Sep 4, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Chicago Colts 9–4 | +5 | Defense |
| 2,303 | Sep 4, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) and Chicago Colts tied 11–11 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,304 | Sep 7, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Louisville Colonels 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,305 | Sep 7, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Louisville Colonels 9–8 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,306 | Sep 7, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Louisville Colonels 12–1 | +11 | Defense |
| 2,307 | Sep 8, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Louisville Colonels 10–9 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,308 | Sep 8, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Louisville Colonels 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 2,309 | Sep 9, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms 17–8 | +9 | Defense |
| 2,310 | Sep 10, 1896 | Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms 14–5 | +9 | Defense |
| 2,311 | Sep 11, 1896 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms beat Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) 10–5 | −5 | Title change |