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Cleveland Spiders vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

31Belt meetings
14Spiders wins
17Pirates wins
17Title changes

Cleveland Spiders and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 31 times with the MLB belt on the line, from August 19, 1889 to July 27, 1898. The belt changed hands in 17 of those games. Pittsburgh Pirates lead the belt series 17–14.

Belt gameDateResult
1,330Aug 19, 1889Pittsburgh Alleghenys beat Cleveland Spiders 4–3Defense
1,331Aug 20, 1889Pittsburgh Alleghenys beat Cleveland Spiders 6–1Defense
1,332Aug 21, 1889Pittsburgh Alleghenys beat Cleveland Spiders 6–5Defense
1,668May 25, 1892Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 9–7Defense
1,734Aug 6, 1892Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1Defense
1,735Aug 8, 1892Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 6–3Title change
1,859Jul 17, 1893Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 16–13Title change
1,860Jul 18, 1893Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 14–5Defense
1,861Jul 19, 1893Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 10–6Title change
1,944May 10, 1894Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1Defense
1,945May 11, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 7–6Title change
1,946May 12, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 8–5Defense
1,953May 24, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 6–5Defense
1,954May 25, 1894Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2Title change
1,955May 26, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 9–0 (forfeit)Title change
2,006Jul 26, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 9–3Title change
2,007Jul 27, 1894Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9–6Title change
2,008Jul 28, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 8–0Title change
2,015Aug 6, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 11–6Defense
2,016Aug 7, 1894Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 10–9Title change
2,017Aug 8, 1894Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 10–3Title change
2,117Jul 1, 1895Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9–4Defense
2,118Jul 2, 1895Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 12–1Title change
2,119Jul 3, 1895Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4Title change
2,120Jul 4, 1895Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 6–2Title change
2,121Jul 4, 1895Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 10–5Defense
2,122Jul 5, 1895Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 10–7Title change
2,188Sep 19, 1895Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8–3Title change
2,189Sep 20, 1895Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3Defense
2,190Sep 21, 1895Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 17–3Defense
2,545Jul 27, 1898Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–1Title change

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