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The 1876 season

69 belt games · 25 title changes

Boston Red Caps carried the belt into the 1876 season. It changed hands 25 times among 7 franchises, and St. Louis Brown Stockings finished the season with it. Most defenses: Chicago White Stockings, 31.

Who held it, in order

BravesAthleticsMutualsAthleticsDark BluesCubsDark BluesCubsMutualsCubsAthleticsCubsDark BluesCubsGraysCubsBrown StockingsCubsBrown StockingsCubsDark BluesCubsBravesGraysBravesBrown Stockings

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1Apr 22, 1876Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 6–5 in the first gameFirst holder
2Apr 24, 1876Philadelphia Athletics (1876) beat Boston Red Caps 20–3Title change
3May 2, 1876New York Mutuals beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 3–2Title change
4May 3, 1876Philadelphia Athletics (1876) beat New York Mutuals 11–5Title change
5May 4, 1876Philadelphia Athletics (1876) beat New York Mutuals 7–5Defense
6May 6, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 6–3Title change
7May 8, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 7–4Defense
8May 13, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat New York Mutuals 28–3Defense
9May 16, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 8–2Defense
10May 17, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Boston Red Caps 8–3Defense
11May 19, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Boston Red Caps 12–2Defense
12May 23, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 6–4Title change
13May 25, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Chicago White Stockings 4–1Title change
14May 27, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 8–1Title change
15May 30, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 5–1Defense
16Jun 1, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–3Defense
17Jun 3, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 8–4Defense
18Jun 6, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 7–0Defense
19Jun 8, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 8–7Defense
20Jun 10, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 14–4Defense
21Jun 13, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 5–1Defense
22Jun 15, 1876New York Mutuals beat Chicago White Stockings 6–5Title change
23Jun 17, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 10–3Title change
24Jun 20, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 4–2Defense
25Jun 22, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 6–4Defense
26Jun 24, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 16–2Defense
27Jun 27, 1876Philadelphia Athletics (1876) beat Chicago White Stockings 14–13Title change
28Jun 29, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 19–3Title change
29Jul 1, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 18–10Defense
30Jul 4, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Chicago White Stockings 3–0Title change
31Jul 6, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Chicago White Stockings 6–2Defense
32Jul 8, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 9–3Title change
33Jul 11, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 18–7Defense
34Jul 13, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 11–3Defense
35Jul 15, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 15–0Defense
36Jul 18, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 9–5Defense
37Jul 20, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 18–0Defense
38Jul 22, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 30–7Defense
39Jul 25, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 23–3Defense
40Jul 27, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 17–3Defense
41Jul 29, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 9–2Defense
42Aug 1, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 15–7Defense
43Aug 5, 1876Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 4–2Title change
44Aug 7, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 9–2Title change
45Aug 8, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 13–3Defense
46Aug 10, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 6–0Defense
47Aug 12, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 5–0Defense
48Aug 15, 1876St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 6–3Title change
49Aug 17, 1876St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 3–0Defense
50Aug 21, 1876St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 9–0 (forfeit)Defense
51Aug 22, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 12–2Title change
52Aug 25, 1876St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 8–6Title change
53Aug 26, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 23–3Title change
54Sep 5, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 11–5Defense
55Sep 6, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics (1876) 15–3Defense
56Sep 8, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 16–0Defense
57Sep 9, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals 13–4Defense
58Sep 12, 1876Hartford Dark Blues beat Chicago White Stockings 8–7Title change
59Sep 13, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 6–2Title change
60Sep 15, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–3Defense
61Sep 16, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 7–2Defense
62Sep 22, 1876Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 12–10Defense
63Sep 23, 1876Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 10–9Title change
64Sep 27, 1876Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 5–3Defense
65Sep 28, 1876Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 10–7Defense
66Sep 29, 1876Louisville Grays beat Boston Red Caps 3–0Title change
67Sep 30, 1876Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 6–5Title change
68Oct 3, 1876St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 5–3Title change
69Oct 4, 1876St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Defense

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