The MLB Belt · season
The 1926 season
149 belt games · 60 title changesBoston Red Sox carried the belt into the 1926 season. It changed hands 60 times among 8 franchises, and Chicago White Sox finished the season with it. Most defenses: New York Yankees, 24.
Who held it, in order
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Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,674 | Apr 13, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 12–11 | Title change |
| 6,675 | Apr 14, 1926 | Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 8–7 | Title change |
| 6,676 | Apr 16, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,677 | Apr 17, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 8–6 | Defense |
| 6,678 | Apr 18, 1926 | Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,679 | Apr 20, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 18–5 | Title change |
| 6,680 | Apr 21, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 8–5 | Defense |
| 6,681 | Apr 22, 1926 | Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 9–8 | Title change |
| 6,682 | Apr 23, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 3–1 | Title change |
| 6,683 | Apr 24, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 9–1 | Defense |
| 6,684 | Apr 25, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 7–2 | Defense |
| 6,685 | Apr 27, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 8–2 | Defense |
| 6,686 | Apr 28, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 3–0 | Defense |
| 6,687 | Apr 29, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 8–5 | Defense |
| 6,688 | Apr 30, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 7–2 | Defense |
| 6,689 | May 1, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 4–1 | Defense |
| 6,690 | May 3, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 8–3 | Title change |
| 6,691 | May 4, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 10–5 | Defense |
| 6,692 | May 5, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 5–3 | Defense |
| 6,693 | May 6, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat St. Louis Browns 5–4 | Defense |
| 6,694 | May 7, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat St. Louis Browns 5–1 | Defense |
| 6,695 | May 8, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat St. Louis Browns 14–0 | Defense |
| 6,696 | May 10, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat St. Louis Browns 3–2 | Defense |
| 6,697 | May 11, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago White Sox 6–2 | Defense |
| 6,698 | May 12, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago White Sox 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,699 | May 13, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Philadelphia Athletics 10–2 | Title change |
| 6,700 | May 14, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago White Sox 6–5 | Title change |
| 6,701 | May 15, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 8–0 | Defense |
| 6,702 | May 17, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 5–1 | Defense |
| 6,703 | May 18, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia Athletics 5–2 | Title change |
| 6,704 | May 19, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Washington Senators 6–0 | Defense |
| 6,705 | May 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Washington Senators 6–5 | Defense |
| 6,706 | May 21, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Detroit Tigers 13–10 | Title change |
| 6,707 | May 22, 1926 | Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers tied 6–6 | Tie · defense |
| 6,708 | May 23, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Washington Senators 5–3 | Title change |
| 6,709 | May 25, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Philadelphia Athletics 17–12 | Title change |
| 6,710 | May 25, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Washington Senators 7–6 | Title change |
| 6,711 | May 26, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Washington Senators 3–1 | Defense |
| 6,712 | May 27, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Washington Senators 3–2 | Defense |
| 6,713 | May 28, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,714 | May 28, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 6–5 | Defense |
| 6,715 | May 29, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Yankees 7–6 | Defense |
| 6,716 | May 30, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 9–3 | Title change |
| 6,717 | Jun 2, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 9–5 | Defense |
| 6,718 | Jun 2, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Washington Senators 5–4 | Defense |
| 6,719 | Jun 3, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 8–5 | Defense |
| 6,720 | Jun 5, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 15–3 | Title change |
| 6,721 | Jun 6, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 6–5 | Title change |
| 6,722 | Jun 7, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 5–2 | Title change |
| 6,723 | Jun 8, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Washington Senators 5–4 | Defense |
| 6,724 | Jun 9, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Washington Senators 11–5 | Defense |
| 6,725 | Jun 10, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Cleveland Indians 5–3 | Title change |
| 6,726 | Jun 12, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox 7–4 | Defense |
| 6,727 | Jun 13, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 3–0 | Title change |
| 6,728 | Jun 15, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 4–1 | Defense |
| 6,729 | Jun 16, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 3–2 | Defense |
| 6,730 | Jun 17, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 6–2 | Defense |
| 6,731 | Jun 18, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 10–2 | Title change |
| 6,732 | Jun 19, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 6–5 | Defense |
| 6,733 | Jun 20, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 4–3 | Title change |
| 6,734 | Jun 21, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Chicago White Sox 5–2 | Title change |
| 6,735 | Jun 22, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 4–3 | Title change |
| 6,736 | Jun 23, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 5–3 | Defense |
| 6,737 | Jun 24, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 9–6 | Defense |
| 6,738 | Jun 25, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Chicago White Sox 11–4 | Title change |
| 6,739 | Jun 26, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Chicago White Sox 5–4 | Defense |
| 6,740 | Jun 26, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Browns 6–3 | Title change |
| 6,741 | Jun 27, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Browns 6–3 | Defense |
| 6,742 | Jun 28, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Browns 7–0 | Defense |
| 6,743 | Jun 29, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Chicago White Sox 4–2 | Title change |
| 6,744 | Jun 30, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Chicago White Sox 11–3 | Defense |
| 6,745 | Jul 1, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 11–6 | Defense |
| 6,746 | Jul 2, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 9–3 | Title change |
| 6,747 | Jul 3, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 7–5 | Title change |
| 6,748 | Jul 4, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Cleveland Indians 2–1 | Title change |
| 6,749 | Jul 5, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Detroit Tigers 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,750 | Jul 5, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Detroit Tigers 6–3 | Defense |
| 6,751 | Jul 6, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Detroit Tigers 5–2 | Defense |
| 6,752 | Jul 9, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Washington Senators 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,753 | Jul 10, 1926 | Washington Senators beat St. Louis Browns 19–4 | Title change |
| 6,754 | Jul 11, 1926 | Washington Senators beat St. Louis Browns 8–3 | Defense |
| 6,755 | Jul 12, 1926 | Washington Senators beat St. Louis Browns 7–6 | Defense |
| 6,756 | Jul 13, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox 13–9 | Defense |
| 6,757 | Jul 14, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 10–2 | Title change |
| 6,758 | Jul 17, 1926 | Boston Red Sox beat Chicago White Sox 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,759 | Jul 17, 1926 | Boston Red Sox beat Chicago White Sox 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,760 | Jul 19, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Boston Red Sox 5–4 | Title change |
| 6,761 | Jul 20, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Boston Red Sox 13–2 | Defense |
| 6,762 | Jul 21, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,763 | Jul 21, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 5–4 | Title change |
| 6,764 | Jul 22, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 13–10 | Defense |
| 6,765 | Jul 23, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 11–3 | Defense |
| 6,766 | Jul 24, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 7–4 | Defense |
| 6,767 | Jul 25, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,768 | Jul 27, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 6–5 | Defense |
| 6,769 | Jul 28, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 3–2 | Defense |
| 6,770 | Jul 29, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 10–7 | Defense |
| 6,771 | Jul 30, 1926 | New York Yankees beat St. Louis Browns 10–8 | Defense |
| 6,772 | Jul 31, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,773 | Aug 1, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 8–4 | Defense |
| 6,774 | Aug 2, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 2–1 | Title change |
| 6,775 | Aug 3, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 7–6 | Title change |
| 6,776 | Aug 4, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 4–2 | Title change |
| 6,777 | Aug 5, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 8–2 | Title change |
| 6,778 | Aug 6, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 8–7 | Defense |
| 6,779 | Aug 7, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 6–4 | Title change |
| 6,780 | Aug 8, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 8–3 | Defense |
| 6,781 | Aug 9, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 9–8 | Title change |
| 6,782 | Aug 10, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 5–3 | Title change |
| 6,783 | Aug 11, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Browns 4–1 | Defense |
| 6,784 | Aug 12, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Detroit Tigers 7–2 | Title change |
| 6,785 | Aug 15, 1926 | St. Louis Browns beat Cleveland Indians 11–7 | Defense |
| 6,786 | Aug 15, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat St. Louis Browns 6–4 | Title change |
| 6,787 | Aug 17, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 9–4 | Title change |
| 6,788 | Aug 17, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 6–4 | Defense |
| 6,789 | Aug 19, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 9–1 | Defense |
| 6,790 | Aug 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia Athletics 4–2 | Title change |
| 6,791 | Aug 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia Athletics 5–4 | Defense |
| 6,792 | Aug 23, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 9–1 | Defense |
| 6,793 | Aug 25, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 11–4 | Defense |
| 6,794 | Aug 25, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 7–6 | Defense |
| 6,795 | Aug 27, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 4–1 | Title change |
| 6,796 | Aug 28, 1926 | Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 8–4 | Title change |
| 6,797 | Aug 29, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 6–1 | Title change |
| 6,798 | Aug 30, 1926 | Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 12–6 | Title change |
| 6,799 | Aug 31, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 2–0 | Defense |
| 6,800 | Sep 1, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 14–12 | Defense |
| 6,801 | Sep 3, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 3–2 | Defense |
| 6,802 | Sep 3, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 5–1 | Defense |
| 6,803 | Sep 4, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 5–1 | Defense |
| 6,804 | Sep 5, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 6–2 | Defense |
| 6,805 | Sep 6, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,806 | Sep 11, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Washington Senators 8–1 | Title change |
| 6,807 | Sep 11, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Washington Senators 3–2 | Defense |
| 6,808 | Sep 12, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Washington Senators 14–4 | Defense |
| 6,809 | Sep 13, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat Washington Senators 6–3 | Defense |
| 6,810 | Sep 15, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 6–4 | Title change |
| 6,811 | Sep 16, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 2–1 | Title change |
| 6,812 | Sep 16, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 5–0 | Defense |
| 6,813 | Sep 17, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 5–1 | Defense |
| 6,814 | Sep 18, 1926 | Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 3–1 | Defense |
| 6,815 | Sep 19, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 8–3 | Title change |
| 6,816 | Sep 20, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 7–3 | Title change |
| 6,817 | Sep 20, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,818 | Sep 21, 1926 | New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 14–0 | Title change |
| 6,819 | Sep 22, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 2–1 | Title change |
| 6,820 | Sep 25, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,821 | Sep 25, 1926 | Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,822 | Sep 26, 1926 | Chicago White Sox beat Washington Senators 7–4 | Title change |