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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals (1886–89)

15Belt meetings
12Phillies wins
2Nationals wins
4Title changes

Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals (1886–89) have met 15 times with the MLB belt on the line, from May 5, 1887 to June 11, 1889. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Philadelphia Phillies lead the belt series 12–2, with 1 tie.

Belt gameDateResult
987May 5, 1887Philadelphia Quakers and Washington Nationals (1886–89) tied 5–5Tie · defense
988May 6, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 2–1Defense
989May 7, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 8–1Defense
1,062Aug 13, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 5–2Defense
1,063Aug 15, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 6–1Defense
1,064Aug 16, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 7–6Defense
1,096Sep 26, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 8–5Defense
1,097Sep 27, 1887Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 2–1Defense
1,243Apr 24, 1889Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 8–4Defense
1,272Jun 6, 1889Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 6–1Defense
1,273Jun 7, 1889Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 14–7Defense
1,274Jun 8, 1889Washington Nationals (1886–89) beat Philadelphia Quakers 7–5Title change
1,275Jun 10, 1889Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 3–1Title change
1,276Jun 11, 1889Washington Nationals (1886–89) beat Philadelphia Quakers 6–3Title change
1,277Jun 11, 1889Philadelphia Quakers beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 7–5Title change

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