Home, road and extra time
56%Holders defend at home
49%Holders defend on the road
5,238Title changes on the road
7Title changes in extra innings
Road warriors
Took the belt in the holder’s building
| Detroit Tigers | 308 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 296 |
| New York Yankees | 295 |
| Chicago White Sox | 291 |
| San Francisco Giants | 282 |
| Boston Red Sox | 282 |
| Chicago Cubs | 280 |
| Minnesota Twins | 273 |
| Atlanta Braves | 259 |
| Athletics | 253 |
Home fortresses
Most successful home defenses
| New York Yankees | 433 |
| Chicago Cubs | 416 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 409 |
| Boston Red Sox | 392 |
| Detroit Tigers | 387 |
| Atlanta Braves | 376 |
| Chicago White Sox | 334 |
| San Francisco Giants | 330 |
| Minnesota Twins | 315 |
| Athletics | 310 |
Took it at home
| Cleveland Guardians | 333 |
| Detroit Tigers | 329 |
| Boston Red Sox | 306 |
| Chicago White Sox | 299 |
| New York Yankees | 298 |
| Athletics | 293 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 271 |
| Atlanta Braves | 266 |
| Chicago Cubs | 265 |
| Minnesota Twins | 265 |
Defended on the road
| New York Yankees | 424 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 350 |
| Chicago Cubs | 331 |
| San Francisco Giants | 318 |
| Chicago White Sox | 293 |
| Detroit Tigers | 287 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 267 |
| Atlanta Braves | 257 |
| Boston Red Sox | 249 |
| Athletics | 243 |
Title changes in extra innings
| Aug 21, 1949 | New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 9–0 (forfeit) |
| Jul 6, 1913 | St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 9–0 (forfeit) |
| May 3, 1897 | New York Giants beat Washington Senators (1892–99) 9–0 (forfeit) |
| May 26, 1894 | Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cleveland Spiders 9–0 (forfeit) |
| Sep 16, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders beat Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) 9–0 (forfeit) |
| Apr 20, 1892 | New York Giants beat Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) 9–0 (forfeit) |
| Jul 4, 1883 | Philadelphia Quakers beat Providence Grays 9–0 (forfeit) |