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The 1886 season

127 belt games · 46 title changes

New York Giants carried the belt into the 1886 season. It changed hands 46 times among 8 franchises, and Philadelphia Quakers finished the season with it. Most defenses: Chicago White Stockings, 31.

Who held it, in order

GiantsPhilliesGiantsWolverinesGiantsWolverinesGiantsCubsGiantsBravesGiantsPhilliesWolverinesNationalsMaroonsNationalsMaroonsPhilliesWolverinesCubsMaroonsCubsBravesCubsBravesWolverinesBravesCowboysBravesGiantsBravesPhilliesGiantsPhilliesWolverinesPhilliesCubsWolverinesCubsMaroonsCubsWolverinesBravesWolverinesGiantsWolverinesPhillies

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
854Apr 29, 1886New York Giants beat Boston Beaneaters 5–4Defense
855Apr 30, 1886New York Giants beat Boston Beaneaters 10–2Defense
856May 1, 1886New York Giants beat Boston Beaneaters 7–4Defense
857May 3, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Giants 6–3Title change
858May 4, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Giants 11–4Defense
859May 5, 1886New York Giants beat Philadelphia Quakers 4–2Title change
860May 6, 1886New York Giants beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 7–2Defense
861May 7, 1886New York Giants beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 6–0Defense
862May 10, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 9–2Title change
863May 11, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 10–0Defense
864May 12, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 9–5Defense
865May 13, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 4–3Defense
866May 14, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 5–4Defense
867May 15, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 9–2Defense
868May 18, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 1–0Defense
869May 19, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 7–2Defense
870May 20, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 2–0Defense
871May 21, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 6–3Defense
872May 22, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 13–3Defense
873May 24, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 7–4Defense
874May 28, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 7–3Defense
875May 29, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 9–4Defense
876May 31, 1886New York Giants beat Detroit Wolverines 6–5Title change
877May 31, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 4–1Title change
878Jun 1, 1886New York Giants beat Detroit Wolverines 8–4Title change
879Jun 2, 1886New York Giants beat Kansas City Cowboys 7–3Defense
880Jun 3, 1886New York Giants beat Kansas City Cowboys 9–3Defense
881Jun 4, 1886New York Giants beat Kansas City Cowboys 10–2Defense
882Jun 5, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat New York Giants 4–0Title change
883Jun 7, 1886Chicago White Stockings and New York Giants tied 7–7Tie · defense
884Jun 8, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat New York Giants 3–2Defense
885Jun 9, 1886New York Giants beat Chicago White Stockings 4–1Title change
886Jun 10, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat New York Giants 2–0Title change
887Jun 11, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat New York Giants 10–1Defense
888Jun 12, 1886New York Giants beat Boston Beaneaters 3–1Title change
889Jun 15, 1886New York Giants beat Philadelphia Quakers 5–1Defense
890Jun 16, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Giants 4–1Title change
891Jun 17, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Boston Beaneaters 3–2Defense
892Jun 18, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Boston Beaneaters 8–2Defense
893Jun 19, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Boston Beaneaters 4–2Defense
894Jun 23, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 8–5Title change
895Jun 26, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 2–0Defense
896Jun 28, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 11–10Defense
897Jun 29, 1886Washington Nationals (1886–89) beat Detroit Wolverines 6–3Title change
898Jul 1, 1886St. Louis Maroons beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 12–2Title change
899Jul 2, 1886Washington Nationals (1886–89) beat St. Louis Maroons 7–6Title change
900Jul 3, 1886St. Louis Maroons beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 3–2Title change
901Jul 5, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat St. Louis Maroons 6–1Title change
902Jul 5, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat St. Louis Maroons 3–2Defense
903Jul 6, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat St. Louis Maroons 8–1Defense
904Jul 7, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 2–0Title change
905Jul 8, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 9–4Title change
906Jul 9, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 8–2Defense
907Jul 10, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 3–1Defense
908Jul 12, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 8–4Defense
909Jul 13, 1886St. Louis Maroons beat Chicago White Stockings 9–2Title change
910Jul 14, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 6–2Title change
911Jul 15, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 14–2Defense
912Jul 16, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 7–4Defense
913Jul 17, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 14–8Defense
914Jul 19, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 9–6Defense
915Jul 20, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 20–4Defense
916Jul 21, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 6–2Defense
917Jul 22, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 14–1Defense
918Jul 23, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 11–0Defense
919Jul 24, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 8–7Defense
920Jul 28, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Chicago White Stockings 3–2Title change
921Jul 29, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Boston Beaneaters 6–2Title change
922Jul 30, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Chicago White Stockings 6–3Title change
923Jul 31, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat St. Louis Maroons 11–1Defense
924Aug 2, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat St. Louis Maroons 14–7Defense
925Aug 3, 1886Boston Beaneaters and St. Louis Maroons tied 8–8Tie · defense
926Aug 4, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 6–4Defense
927Aug 5, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 9–8Title change
928Aug 6, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 4–3Title change
929Aug 7, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Kansas City Cowboys 4–1Defense
930Aug 9, 1886Kansas City Cowboys beat Boston Beaneaters 6–5Title change
931Aug 10, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Kansas City Cowboys 7–3Title change
932Aug 12, 1886New York Giants beat Boston Beaneaters 8–1Title change
933Aug 13, 1886New York Giants beat Boston Beaneaters 9–5Defense
934Aug 14, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat New York Giants 7–3Title change
935Aug 16, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Philadelphia Quakers 5–4Defense
936Aug 17, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Boston Beaneaters 6–2Title change
937Aug 18, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Boston Beaneaters 8–7Defense
938Aug 19, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Giants 5–1Defense
939Aug 20, 1886New York Giants beat Philadelphia Quakers 12–3Title change
940Aug 21, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat New York Giants 5–3Title change
941Aug 24, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Detroit Wolverines 10–2Defense
942Aug 25, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 14–5Title change
943Aug 26, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Detroit Wolverines 11–10Title change
944Aug 27, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Quakers 13–1Title change
945Aug 28, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Quakers 13–8Defense
946Aug 30, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Philadelphia Quakers 13–10Defense
947Sep 1, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 15–2Defense
948Sep 2, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 5–4Defense
949Sep 4, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 13–6Defense
950Sep 6, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat New York Giants 7–4Defense
951Sep 7, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat New York Giants 13–11Defense
952Sep 8, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat New York Giants 12–3Defense
953Sep 8, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat New York Giants 9–4Defense
954Sep 9, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Chicago White Stockings 8–3Title change
955Sep 10, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 14–8Title change
956Sep 11, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 14–4Defense
957Sep 13, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 1–0Defense
958Sep 14, 1886St. Louis Maroons beat Chicago White Stockings 5–4Title change
959Sep 15, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat St. Louis Maroons 4–2Title change
960Sep 16, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 7–2Defense
961Sep 17, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 4–3Defense
962Sep 17, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 16–5Defense
963Sep 18, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Kansas City Cowboys 9–3Defense
964Sep 20, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 7–3Defense
965Sep 22, 1886Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines 6–3Defense
966Sep 23, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Chicago White Stockings 6–2Title change
967Sep 25, 1886Boston Beaneaters beat Detroit Wolverines 2–1Title change
968Sep 27, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 6–1Title change
969Sep 29, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Boston Beaneaters 6–4Defense
970Sep 30, 1886New York Giants beat Detroit Wolverines 4–3Title change
971Oct 1, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 9–1Title change
972Oct 2, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat New York Giants 6–5Defense
973Oct 4, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 4–3Defense
974Oct 5, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 10–7Defense
975Oct 5, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 6–1Defense
976Oct 6, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Washington Nationals (1886–89) 2–1Defense
977Oct 7, 1886Detroit Wolverines and Philadelphia Quakers tied 1–1Tie · defense
978Oct 8, 1886Detroit Wolverines beat Philadelphia Quakers 11–0Defense
979Oct 9, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Detroit Wolverines 5–1Title change
980Oct 9, 1886Philadelphia Quakers beat Detroit Wolverines 6–1Defense

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