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The 1884 season

121 belt games · 45 title changes

Boston Beaneaters carried the belt into the 1884 season. It changed hands 45 times among 8 franchises, and Buffalo Bisons finished the season with it. Most defenses: Providence Grays, 33.

Who held it, in order

BravesBisonsBravesWolverinesGraysPhilliesBravesGiantsBravesGiantsPhilliesGiantsPhilliesGraysCubsGraysCubsPhilliesCubsGiantsCubsWolverinesCubsWolverinesBluesWolverinesBisonsWolverinesCubsBluesCubsBluesCubsBluesWolverinesBluesGraysBisonsBravesBisonsGraysWolverinesBravesBluesBravesBisons

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
625May 1, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Buffalo Bisons 5–3Defense
626May 2, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Buffalo Bisons 11–10Defense
627May 3, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 11–2Defense
628May 5, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 9–3Defense
629May 6, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Beaneaters 3–2Title change
630May 7, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Buffalo Bisons 7–0Title change
631May 9, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 6–2Defense
632May 10, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 3–2Defense
633May 12, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 7–0Defense
634May 13, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Chicago White Stockings 5–3Defense
635May 14, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Chicago White Stockings 4–2Defense
636May 15, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 11–9Defense
637May 16, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 4–2Title change
638May 17, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 5–2Title change
639May 19, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 4–2Defense
640May 20, 1884Providence Grays beat New York Gothams 2–1Defense
641May 21, 1884Providence Grays beat New York Gothams 3–0Defense
642May 22, 1884Providence Grays beat Philadelphia Quakers 12–4Defense
643May 23, 1884Providence Grays beat Philadelphia Quakers 8–1Defense
644May 24, 1884Providence Grays beat New York Gothams 19–5Defense
645May 26, 1884Providence Grays beat New York Gothams 10–4Defense
646May 27, 1884Philadelphia Quakers beat Providence Grays 4–3Title change
647May 29, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Philadelphia Quakers 7–6Title change
648May 30, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Philadelphia Quakers 11–2Defense
649May 30, 1884New York Gothams beat Boston Beaneaters 5–1Title change
650May 31, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat New York Gothams 8–4Title change
651Jun 2, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Philadelphia Quakers 10–1Defense
652Jun 3, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Philadelphia Quakers 11–6Defense
653Jun 4, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat New York Gothams 9–1Defense
654Jun 5, 1884New York Gothams beat Boston Beaneaters 10–6Title change
655Jun 6, 1884New York Gothams beat Philadelphia Quakers 7–6Defense
656Jun 7, 1884New York Gothams beat Philadelphia Quakers 10–6Defense
657Jun 9, 1884New York Gothams beat Philadelphia Quakers 12–8Defense
658Jun 10, 1884New York Gothams beat Philadelphia Quakers 16–6Defense
659Jun 11, 1884Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Gothams 11–7Title change
660Jun 12, 1884Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Gothams 1–0Defense
661Jun 13, 1884New York Gothams beat Philadelphia Quakers 9–1Title change
662Jun 14, 1884Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Gothams 8–4Title change
663Jun 16, 1884Providence Grays beat Philadelphia Quakers 13–1Title change
664Jun 17, 1884Providence Grays beat New York Gothams 9–0Defense
665Jun 18, 1884Providence Grays beat New York Gothams 15–0Defense
666Jun 19, 1884Providence Grays beat Philadelphia Quakers 6–5Defense
667Jun 21, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 10–0Defense
668Jun 23, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 4–3Defense
669Jun 24, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 1–0Defense
670Jun 25, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 3–0Defense
671Jun 26, 1884Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 8–6Defense
672Jun 27, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 6–0Title change
673Jun 28, 1884Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 13–4Title change
674Jun 30, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Providence Grays 5–4Title change
675Jul 1, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Quakers 14–0Defense
676Jul 3, 1884Philadelphia Quakers beat Chicago White Stockings 15–13Title change
677Jul 4, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Quakers 3–1Title change
678Jul 4, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Quakers 22–3Defense
679Jul 5, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat New York Gothams 7–6Defense
680Jul 7, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat New York Gothams 7–0Defense
681Jul 8, 1884New York Gothams beat Chicago White Stockings 11–8Title change
682Jul 9, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat New York Gothams 9–1Title change
683Jul 11, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Chicago White Stockings 4–2Title change
684Jul 12, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 6–5Title change
685Jul 14, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 6–3Defense
686Jul 15, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Chicago White Stockings 14–0Title change
687Jul 17, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 3–2Defense
688Jul 18, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Detroit Wolverines 11–2Title change
689Jul 19, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 10–4Title change
690Jul 22, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Detroit Wolverines 11–7Title change
691Jul 23, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Detroit Wolverines 10–2Defense
692Jul 24, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Buffalo Bisons 7–2Title change
693Jul 28, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 5–3Title change
694Jul 29, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 16–8Defense
695Jul 31, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 4–0Defense
696Aug 1, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 5–2Defense
697Aug 2, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Chicago White Stockings 10–8Title change
698Aug 4, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 9–2Title change
699Aug 5, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Chicago White Stockings 8–5Title change
700Aug 6, 1884Chicago White Stockings beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 13–4Title change
701Aug 7, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Chicago White Stockings 3–2Title change
702Aug 9, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–4Title change
703Aug 11, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Detroit Wolverines 8–1Title change
704Aug 12, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Detroit Wolverines 6–2Defense
705Aug 13, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Detroit Wolverines 1–0Defense
706Aug 15, 1884Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 3–2Title change
707Aug 19, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 4–2Defense
708Aug 20, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 5–2Defense
709Aug 21, 1884Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 5–3Defense
710Aug 23, 1884Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 7–3Defense
711Aug 27, 1884Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 5–3Defense
712Aug 28, 1884Providence Grays beat Chicago White Stockings 6–4Defense
713Aug 29, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 7–1Defense
714Aug 30, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 6–5Defense
715Sep 2, 1884Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 4–0Defense
716Sep 3, 1884Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 10–1Defense
717Sep 4, 1884Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 3–1Defense
718Sep 5, 1884Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–4Defense
719Sep 6, 1884Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 3–0Defense
720Sep 9, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Providence Grays 2–0Title change
721Sep 10, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Buffalo Bisons 8–0Title change
722Sep 11, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Beaneaters 1–0Title change
723Sep 12, 1884Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 8–2Title change
724Sep 13, 1884Providence Grays beat Buffalo Bisons 6–1Defense
725Sep 15, 1884Providence Grays beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 10–2Defense
726Sep 16, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 4–2Defense
727Sep 17, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 9–5Defense
728Sep 18, 1884Providence Grays beat Detroit Wolverines 9–6Defense
729Sep 20, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Providence Grays 7–1Title change
730Sep 23, 1884Detroit Wolverines and Boston Beaneaters tied 5–5Tie · defense
731Sep 25, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 5–3Defense
732Sep 26, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 9–5Defense
733Sep 27, 1884Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 6–5Defense
734Sep 29, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 5–0Title change
735Sep 30, 1884Cleveland Blues (1879–84) beat Boston Beaneaters 3–0Title change
736Oct 1, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 10–3Title change
737Oct 2, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 6–2Defense
738Oct 3, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 7–6Defense
739Oct 7, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Buffalo Bisons 7–3Defense
740Oct 9, 1884Boston Beaneaters and Buffalo Bisons tied 7–7Tie · defense
741Oct 10, 1884Boston Beaneaters beat Buffalo Bisons 25–7Defense
742Oct 11, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Beaneaters 14–5Title change
743Oct 13, 1884Buffalo Bisons and Boston Beaneaters tied 2–2Tie · defense
744Oct 14, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Beaneaters 14–3Defense
745Oct 15, 1884Buffalo Bisons beat Boston Beaneaters 9–8Defense

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