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The 1882 season

87 belt games · 42 title changes

Providence Grays carried the belt into the 1882 season. It changed hands 42 times among 8 franchises, and Chicago White Stockings finished the season with it. Most defenses: Chicago White Stockings, 22.

Who held it, in order

GraysBravesGraysTrojansBravesTrojansWorcestersBluesTrojansBluesBravesBluesBravesCubsGraysCubsWolverinesCubsBisonsCubsBisonsWolverinesBisonsWolverinesCubsWolverinesCubsBravesCubsBravesBluesBravesBisonsBravesBisonsGraysBisonsGraysBisonsGraysCubsBluesCubs

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
441May 1, 1882Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 9–3Defense
442May 2, 1882Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 17–1Defense
443May 3, 1882Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 3–1Defense
444May 5, 1882Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 17–2Defense
445May 6, 1882Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 2–1Defense
446May 8, 1882Providence Grays beat Worcester Worcesters 9–0Defense
447May 10, 1882Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 6–4Defense
448May 11, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Providence Grays 5–1Title change
449May 15, 1882Providence Grays beat Boston Red Caps 9–2Title change
450May 16, 1882Providence Grays beat Troy Trojans 11–6Defense
451May 17, 1882Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 7–4Title change
452May 18, 1882Troy Trojans beat Providence Grays 7–6Defense
453May 20, 1882Troy Trojans beat Boston Red Caps 14–3Defense
454May 22, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Troy Trojans 7–3Title change
455May 23, 1882Troy Trojans beat Boston Red Caps 1–0Title change
456May 26, 1882Troy Trojans beat Worcester Worcesters 9–5Defense
457May 27, 1882Worcester Worcesters beat Troy Trojans 6–4Title change
458May 29, 1882Worcester Worcesters beat Troy Trojans 6–4Defense
459May 30, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 10–2Title change
460May 31, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 10–6Defense
461Jun 1, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Worcester Worcesters 13–3Defense
462Jun 6, 1882Troy Trojans beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 1–0Title change
463Jun 7, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Troy Trojans 7–2Title change
464Jun 8, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Troy Trojans 4–1Defense
465Jun 9, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 4–0Title change
466Jun 10, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Boston Red Caps 6–2Title change
467Jun 12, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 10–4Title change
468Jun 14, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 7–5Defense
469Jun 15, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 14–13Defense
470Jun 17, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–2Title change
471Jun 19, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 12–0Defense
472Jun 20, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Worcester Worcesters 13–3Defense
473Jun 21, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Worcester Worcesters 13–3Defense
474Jun 22, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Worcester Worcesters 8–7Defense
475Jun 24, 1882Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 7–2Title change
476Jun 26, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 9–0Title change
477Jun 27, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 8–1Defense
478Jun 29, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–2Defense
479Jun 30, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 9–0Defense
480Jul 1, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 6–5Defense
481Jul 4, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Troy Trojans 5–1Defense
482Jul 4, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Troy Trojans 9–5Defense
483Jul 8, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Troy Trojans 3–0Defense
484Jul 11, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 8–4Defense
485Jul 12, 1882Detroit Wolverines beat Chicago White Stockings 2–1Title change
486Jul 14, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 23–4Title change
487Jul 15, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Chicago White Stockings 5–4Title change
488Jul 18, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Buffalo Bisons 3–2Title change
489Jul 19, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Chicago White Stockings 4–3Title change
490Jul 21, 1882Detroit Wolverines beat Buffalo Bisons 6–2Title change
491Jul 22, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Detroit Wolverines 3–0Title change
492Jul 24, 1882Detroit Wolverines beat Buffalo Bisons 15–1Title change
493Jul 25, 1882Detroit Wolverines beat Buffalo Bisons 7–5Defense
494Jul 27, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 6–3Title change
495Jul 28, 1882Detroit Wolverines beat Chicago White Stockings 3–2Title change
496Jul 29, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 17–1Title change
497Aug 3, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 8–3Title change
498Aug 5, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Red Caps 12–2Title change
499Aug 7, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Chicago White Stockings 18–2Title change
500Aug 9, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 4–3Defense
501Aug 10, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Boston Red Caps 3–0Title change
502Aug 12, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–0Title change
503Aug 17, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Red Caps 6–1Title change
504Aug 18, 1882Boston Red Caps beat Buffalo Bisons 9–8Title change
505Aug 19, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Red Caps 4–1Title change
506Aug 24, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 4–0Defense
507Aug 25, 1882Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 5–4Title change
508Aug 26, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 6–4Title change
509Aug 31, 1882Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 4–2Title change
510Sep 1, 1882Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 6–2Title change
511Sep 2, 1882Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 2–1Title change
512Sep 5, 1882Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 4–3Defense
513Sep 7, 1882Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 2–0Defense
514Sep 9, 1882Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–0Defense
515Sep 12, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 6–4Title change
516Sep 13, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 6–5Defense
517Sep 14, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 6–2Defense
518Sep 16, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Worcester Worcesters 5–1Defense
519Sep 19, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Worcester Worcesters 13–5Defense
520Sep 20, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Worcester Worcesters 5–0Defense
521Sep 22, 1882Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Chicago White Stockings 15–6Title change
522Sep 23, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 8–0Title change
523Sep 25, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 2–1Defense
524Sep 26, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Buffalo Bisons 8–7Defense
525Sep 27, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Buffalo Bisons 8–1Defense
526Sep 28, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Buffalo Bisons 11–5Defense
527Sep 30, 1882Chicago White Stockings beat Buffalo Bisons 6–5Defense

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