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The 1881 season

86 belt games · 41 title changes

Boston Red Caps carried the belt into the 1881 season. It changed hands 41 times among 7 franchises, and Providence Grays finished the season with it. Most defenses: Providence Grays, 14.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
355May 2, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 4–2Defense
356May 3, 1881Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 7–1Title change
357May 4, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 4–0Title change
358May 5, 1881Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 4–2Title change
359May 7, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 4–1Title change
360May 10, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Buffalo Bisons 4–0Defense
361May 11, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Red Caps 1–0Title change
362May 12, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Buffalo Bisons 5–0Title change
363May 14, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 6–5Defense
364May 17, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 3–2Defense
365May 18, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 3–2Defense
366May 20, 1881Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 5–4Title change
367May 21, 1881Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 4–2Defense
368May 24, 1881Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 6–4Defense
369May 25, 1881Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 11–6Defense
370May 26, 1881Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 12–5Defense
371May 27, 1881Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 3–2Title change
372May 30, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 3–2Title change
373Jun 1, 1881Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 7–5Title change
374Jun 2, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 8–7Title change
375Jun 4, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Red Caps 6–3Defense
376Jun 7, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Red Caps 3–2Defense
377Jun 9, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Red Caps 1–0Defense
378Jun 13, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Worcester Worcesters 10–9Defense
379Jun 15, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Worcester Worcesters 4–3Defense
380Jun 16, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Buffalo Bisons 15–4Title change
381Jun 17, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–2Defense
382Jun 18, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–0Defense
383Jun 21, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 7–5Defense
384Jun 24, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Worcester Worcesters 4–2Title change
385Jun 25, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Buffalo Bisons 9–4Title change
386Jun 29, 1881Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 5–3Title change
387Jun 30, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 6–1Title change
388Jul 2, 1881Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 4–0Title change
389Jul 4, 1881Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Providence Grays 9–3Defense
390Jul 5, 1881Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 8–4Title change
391Jul 7, 1881Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 6–2Defense
392Jul 9, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 15–5Title change
393Jul 12, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 3–0Defense
394Jul 13, 1881Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 7–5Title change
395Jul 16, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Providence Grays 1–0Title change
396Jul 19, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Providence Grays 6–3Defense
397Jul 20, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Providence Grays 5–0Defense
398Jul 22, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Worcester Worcesters 4–3Title change
399Jul 23, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Worcester Worcesters 1–0Defense
400Jul 26, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Boston Red Caps 9–6Title change
401Jul 28, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 5–0Title change
402Jul 29, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 9–6Defense
403Jul 30, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 3–2Defense
404Aug 2, 1881Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 2–1Defense
405Aug 3, 1881Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 5–0Title change
406Aug 4, 1881Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 2–0Defense
407Aug 6, 1881Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 7–3Title change
408Aug 8, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 7–3Title change
409Aug 10, 1881Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 9–5Defense
410Aug 11, 1881Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 12–6Title change
411Aug 13, 1881Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 1–0Defense
412Aug 16, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 7–2Defense
413Aug 17, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 6–4Defense
414Aug 18, 1881Providence Grays and Worcester Worcesters tied 8–8Tie · defense
415Aug 20, 1881Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 9–6Title change
416Aug 22, 1881Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 8–6Title change
417Aug 27, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 3–1Defense
418Aug 29, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 12–0Defense
419Aug 30, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 10–3Defense
420Aug 31, 1881Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 12–7Defense
421Sep 2, 1881Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 4–3Title change
422Sep 3, 1881Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 11–1Title change
423Sep 5, 1881Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 6–3Title change
424Sep 7, 1881Troy Trojans beat Worcester Worcesters 14–5Defense
425Sep 8, 1881Troy Trojans beat Worcester Worcesters 12–5Defense
426Sep 9, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Troy Trojans 7–4Title change
427Sep 10, 1881Troy Trojans beat Worcester Worcesters 8–7Title change
428Sep 13, 1881Troy Trojans beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 7–3Defense
429Sep 14, 1881Troy Trojans beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 8–0Defense
430Sep 15, 1881Troy Trojans and Cleveland Blues (1879–84) tied 6–6Tie · defense
431Sep 16, 1881Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Troy Trojans 10–7Title change
432Sep 17, 1881Worcester Worcesters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 7–2Title change
433Sep 20, 1881Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 6–5Title change
434Sep 21, 1881Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 11–4Defense
435Sep 23, 1881Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 8–4Title change
436Sep 24, 1881Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 12–10Defense
437Sep 27, 1881Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 6–0Defense
438Sep 28, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 7–3Title change
439Sep 29, 1881Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 9–3Defense
440Sep 30, 1881Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 10–1Title change

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