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Detroit Wolverines

44Reigns
158Days held
66Defenses
1882First reign

Every reign

  1. 44th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 12–8 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    Oct 9, 1888 – Oct 10, 18881 day · 0 def.
  2. 43rd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4–0 · lost to Pittsburgh Alleghenys
    Sep 25, 1888 – Sep 25, 18880 days · 0 def.
  3. 42nd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 6–3 · lost to Pittsburgh Alleghenys
    Sep 22, 1888 – Sep 24, 18882 days · 0 def.
  4. 41st reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 2–0 · lost to New York Giants
    Sep 19, 1888 – Sep 20, 18881 day · 0 def.
  5. 40th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 5–4 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Sep 17, 1888 – Sep 18, 18881 day · 0 def.
  6. 39th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 4–2 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Jun 1, 1888 – Jun 11, 188810 days · 6 def.
  7. 38th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 9–8 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    May 26, 1888 – May 30, 18884 days · 1 def.
  8. 37th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 8–3 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    May 7, 1888 – May 9, 18882 days · 0 def.
  9. 36th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 15–6 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    Sep 14, 1887 – Sep 19, 18875 days · 3 def.
  10. 35th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 8–2 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Sep 7, 1887 – Sep 13, 18876 days · 5 def.
  11. 34th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 12–10 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Sep 3, 1887 – Sep 5, 18872 days · 0 def.
  12. 33rd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 16–2 · lost to New York Giants
    Aug 29, 1887 – Sep 2, 18874 days · 3 def.
  13. 32nd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 7–4 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    Jul 14, 1887 – Jul 15, 18871 day · 0 def.
  14. 31st reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 8–6 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Jul 8, 1887 – Jul 12, 18874 days · 1 def.
  15. 30th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 17–13 · lost to New York Giants
    Jul 1, 1887 – Jul 7, 18876 days · 4 def.
  16. 29th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 7–4 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    Jun 28, 1887 – Jun 30, 18872 days · 1 def.
  17. 28th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 10–8 · lost to Washington Nationals (1886–89)
    May 16, 1887 – May 23, 18877 days · 5 def.
  18. 27th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 9–1 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    Oct 1, 1886 – Oct 9, 18868 days · 7 def.
  19. 26th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 6–1 · lost to New York Giants
    Sep 27, 1886 – Sep 30, 18863 days · 1 def.
  20. 25th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 6–2 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Sep 23, 1886 – Sep 25, 18862 days · 0 def.
  21. 24th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 8–3 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Sep 9, 1886 – Sep 10, 18861 day · 0 def.
  22. 23rd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 14–5 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    Aug 25, 1886 – Aug 26, 18861 day · 0 def.
  23. 22nd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 9–8 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Aug 5, 1886 – Aug 6, 18861 day · 0 def.
  24. 21st reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 2–0 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Jul 7, 1886 – Jul 8, 18861 day · 0 def.
  25. 20th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 8–5 · lost to Washington Nationals (1886–89)
    Jun 23, 1886 – Jun 29, 18866 days · 2 def.
  26. 19th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 4–1 · lost to New York Giants
    May 31, 1886 – Jun 1, 18861 day · 0 def.
  27. 18th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 9–2 · lost to New York Giants
    May 10, 1886 – May 31, 188621 days · 13 def.
  28. 17th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat New York Giants 6–2 · lost to New York Giants
    Sep 16, 1885 – Sep 17, 18851 day · 0 def.
  29. 16th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Providence Grays 11–0 · lost to Providence Grays
    Jun 23, 1885 – Jun 24, 18851 day · 0 def.
  30. 15th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Buffalo Bisons 8–3 · lost to St. Louis Maroons
    May 1, 1885 – May 8, 18857 days · 2 def.
  31. 14th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Providence Grays 7–1 · lost to Boston Beaneaters
    Sep 20, 1884 – Sep 29, 18849 days · 4 def.
  32. 13th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 5–4 · lost to Cleveland Blues (1879–84)
    Aug 9, 1884 – Aug 11, 18842 days · 0 def.
  33. 12th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Buffalo Bisons 7–2 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Jul 24, 1884 – Jul 28, 18844 days · 0 def.
  34. 11th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Cleveland Blues (1879–84) 10–4 · lost to Buffalo Bisons
    Jul 19, 1884 – Jul 22, 18843 days · 0 def.
  35. 10th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 14–0 · lost to Cleveland Blues (1879–84)
    Jul 15, 1884 – Jul 18, 18843 days · 1 def.
  36. 9th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 4–2 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Jul 11, 1884 – Jul 12, 18841 day · 0 def.
  37. 8th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 4–2 · lost to Providence Grays
    May 16, 1884 – May 17, 18841 day · 0 def.
  38. 7th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Boston Beaneaters 7–5 · lost to Providence Grays
    Jul 13, 1883 – Jul 17, 18834 days · 1 def.
  39. 6th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Philadelphia Quakers 11–10 · lost to New York Gothams
    May 16, 1883 – May 18, 18832 days · 1 def.
  40. 5th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 3–2 · lost to Philadelphia Quakers
    May 5, 1883 – May 15, 188310 days · 4 def.
  41. 4th reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 3–2 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Jul 28, 1882 – Jul 29, 18821 day · 0 def.
  42. 3rd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Buffalo Bisons 15–1 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Jul 24, 1882 – Jul 27, 18823 days · 1 def.
  43. 2nd reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Buffalo Bisons 6–2 · lost to Buffalo Bisons
    Jul 21, 1882 – Jul 22, 18821 day · 0 def.
  44. 1st reign · Detroit WolverinesBeat Chicago White Stockings 2–1 · lost to Chicago White Stockings
    Jul 12, 1882 – Jul 14, 18822 days · 0 def.
304Longest wait between reigns, days (1883–1884)
49Average wait, days
50,436Days since the last reign ended (1888)
30–15–1Best belt season (1887)

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
18883015–14–188
18874630–15–199
18865132–18–11010
1885125–733
18844111–29–177
1883239–1433
1882115–644

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