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The 1877 season

61 belt games · 20 title changes

St. Louis Brown Stockings carried the belt into the 1877 season. It changed hands 20 times among 5 franchises, and Boston Red Caps finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Red Caps, 20.

Who held it, in order

Brown StockingsCubsBrown StockingsGraysBrown StockingsGraysCubsBravesBrown StockingsCubsBrown StockingsBravesBrown StockingsDark BluesBrown StockingsGraysCubsGraysBravesCubsBraves

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
70May 8, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Defense
71May 10, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 6–5Defense
72May 15, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 6–2Defense
73May 17, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 3–2Defense
74May 19, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–1Title change
75May 22, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 4–2Defense
76May 24, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 6–2Title change
77May 29, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Louisville Grays 7–4Defense
78May 30, 1877Louisville Grays beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 11–6Title change
79May 31, 1877Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 3–1Defense
80Jun 2, 1877Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 9–2Defense
81Jun 5, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Louisville Grays 6–1Title change
82Jun 7, 1877Louisville Grays beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 1–0Title change
83Jun 11, 1877Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 5–4Defense
84Jun 12, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 3–1Title change
85Jun 16, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 7–6Title change
86Jun 18, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 9–7Defense
87Jun 19, 1877Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 13–0Defense
88Jun 21, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 13–11Title change
89Jun 26, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 11–0Title change
90Jun 28, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 6–2Defense
91Jul 2, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 5–2Defense
92Jul 3, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Chicago White Stockings 9–5Title change
93Jul 4, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 7–6Defense
94Jul 5, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 6–1Defense
95Jul 13, 1877Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–4Title change
96Jul 14, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 10–3Title change
97Jul 16, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 3–2Defense
98Jul 17, 1877Hartford Dark Blues beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 13–3Title change
99Jul 18, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Hartford Dark Blues 10–2Title change
100Jul 27, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–2Defense
101Jul 28, 1877St. Louis Brown Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Defense
102Jul 31, 1877Louisville Grays beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–0Title change
103Aug 1, 1877Louisville Grays beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 3–1Defense
104Aug 4, 1877Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 15–9Defense
105Aug 6, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville Grays 7–2Title change
106Aug 7, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 21–7Defense
107Aug 9, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 13–9Defense
108Aug 11, 1877Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 7–5Title change
109Aug 13, 1877Louisville Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 8–2Defense
110Aug 17, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 6–1Title change
111Aug 21, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 7–0Defense
112Aug 23, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 10–4Defense
113Aug 24, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 8–6Defense
114Aug 25, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 3–2Defense
115Aug 27, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 6–0Defense
116Aug 28, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Louisville Grays 4–3Defense
117Aug 30, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 9–2Defense
118Sep 1, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 8–3Defense
119Sep 3, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 14–0Defense
120Sep 4, 1877Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–1Defense
121Sep 6, 1877Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 11–2Defense
122Sep 8, 1877Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 1–0Title change
123Sep 11, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 11–9Title change
124Sep 13, 1877Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 8–1Defense
125Sep 15, 1877Boston Red Caps beat St. Louis Brown Stockings 7–2Defense
126Sep 17, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 13–5Defense
127Sep 20, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 7–1Defense
128Sep 26, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Hartford Dark Blues 14–4Defense
129Sep 27, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Hartford Dark Blues 13–2Defense
130Sep 29, 1877Boston Red Caps beat Hartford Dark Blues 8–4Defense

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