The MLB Belt · rivalry

Cleveland Spiders vs. San Francisco Giants

36Belt meetings

11Spiders wins

25Giants wins

21Title changes

Cleveland Spiders and San Francisco Giants have met 36 times with the MLB belt on the line, from June 19, 1889 to July 15, 1896. The belt changed hands in 21 of those games. San Francisco Giants lead the belt series 25–11.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,280	Jun 19, 1889	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 10–1	Title change
1,281	Jun 20, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 1–0	Title change
1,282	Jun 21, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 17–6	Defense
1,283	Jun 22, 1889	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 8–6	Title change
1,299	Jul 11, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 9–1	Title change
1,300	Jul 12, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 4–3	Defense
1,301	Jul 13, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 11–6	Defense
1,324	Aug 12, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 4–3	Title change
1,325	Aug 13, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 13–4	Defense
1,326	Aug 14, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 4–2	Defense
1,371	Oct 3, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 9–0	Defense
1,372	Oct 4, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 6–1	Defense
1,373	Oct 5, 1889	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 5–3	Defense
1,651	Apr 29, 1892	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 14–5	Title change
1,652	Apr 30, 1892	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 5–4	Title change
1,744	Aug 18, 1892	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 11–6	Title change
1,745	Aug 20, 1892	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 6–4	Title change
1,746	Aug 20, 1892	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 3–2	Title change
1,911	Sep 11, 1893	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 8–6	Title change
1,912	Sep 12, 1893	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 5–4	Title change
1,913	Sep 13, 1893	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 3–2	Title change
1,984	Jul 2, 1894	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 6–4	Defense
1,985	Jul 4, 1894	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 4–3	Defense
1,986	Jul 4, 1894	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 12–11	Defense
2,034	Aug 28, 1894	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 5–1	Defense
2,035	Aug 29, 1894	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 6–4	Defense
2,036	Aug 30, 1894	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 13–4	Title change
2,126	Jul 10, 1895	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 2–0	Title change
2,127	Jul 11, 1895	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 15–9	Defense
2,128	Jul 13, 1895	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 3–2	Title change
2,169	Sep 2, 1895	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 4–3	Title change
2,170	Sep 2, 1895	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 5–3	Defense
2,174	Sep 5, 1895	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 14–1	Title change
2,260	Jul 13, 1896	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 5–2	Title change
2,261	Jul 14, 1896	Cleveland Spiders beat New York Giants 7–1	Title change
2,262	Jul 15, 1896	New York Giants beat Cleveland Spiders 6–4	Title change

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