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The 1878 season

55 belt games · 23 title changes

Boston Red Caps carried the belt into the 1878 season. It changed hands 23 times among 6 franchises, and Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) finished the season with it. Most defenses: Chicago White Stockings, 16.

Who held it, in order

BravesGraysBravesGraysBravesCubsGraysCubsGraysCubsBravesCubsGraysCubsBluesCubsBravesBluesBravesBluesGraysRedsCubsReds

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
131May 1, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 1–0Defense
132May 4, 1878Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 8–6Title change
133May 8, 1878Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Defense
134May 11, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 11–5Title change
135May 15, 1878Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 24–5Title change
136May 18, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 6–2Title change
137May 22, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 12–10Defense
138May 25, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 17–10Defense
139May 28, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 10–1Defense
140Jun 1, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Title change
141Jun 3, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Defense
142Jun 4, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 2–1Defense
143Jun 6, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 17–10Defense
144Jun 12, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 1–0Defense
145Jun 13, 1878Milwaukee Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 2–0Title change
146Jun 15, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 12–2Title change
147Jun 18, 1878Milwaukee Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 7–5Title change
148Jun 20, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 9–7Title change
149Jun 22, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 14–3Defense
150Jun 25, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 7–2Title change
151Jun 27, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 16–5Title change
152Jun 29, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–5Defense
153Jul 2, 1878Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 11–7Title change
154Jul 4, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 15–7Title change
155Jul 6, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 16–4Defense
156Jul 9, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 8–2Defense
157Jul 12, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 6–3Defense
158Jul 13, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 8–4Defense
159Jul 15, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 14–8Defense
160Jul 16, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 17–10Defense
161Jul 17, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Milwaukee Grays 6–5Defense
162Jul 23, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Indianapolis Blues 6–2Defense
163Jul 25, 1878Indianapolis Blues beat Chicago White Stockings 15–10Title change
164Jul 27, 1878Indianapolis Blues beat Chicago White Stockings 4–3Defense
165Jul 29, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Indianapolis Blues 12–9Title change
166Jul 30, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Indianapolis Blues 13–3Defense
167Jul 31, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Indianapolis Blues 10–9Defense
168Aug 8, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 2–1Title change
169Aug 9, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 3–0Defense
170Aug 10, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 2–1Defense
171Aug 13, 1878Indianapolis Blues beat Boston Red Caps 7–6Title change
172Aug 14, 1878Boston Red Caps beat Indianapolis Blues 8–3Title change
173Aug 17, 1878Indianapolis Blues beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Title change
174Aug 22, 1878Indianapolis Blues beat Providence Grays 5–1Defense
175Aug 23, 1878Providence Grays beat Indianapolis Blues 4–0Title change
176Aug 24, 1878Providence Grays beat Indianapolis Blues 11–1Defense
177Aug 27, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Providence Grays 5–1Title change
178Aug 29, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Providence Grays 2–0Defense
179Sep 2, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Providence Grays 6–2Defense
180Sep 3, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Boston Red Caps 3–0Defense
181Sep 5, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Boston Red Caps 5–2Defense
182Sep 7, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Boston Red Caps 6–1Defense
183Sep 11, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Chicago White Stockings 2–0Defense
184Sep 12, 1878Chicago White Stockings beat Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) 9–2Title change
185Sep 14, 1878Cincinnati Reds (1876–80) beat Chicago White Stockings 9–6Title change

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