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