Major League Baseball 2016

The 2016 MLB season kicked off on April 3, 2016 at the PNC Park Stadium with a game between St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates , the two best teams following last season’s regular season. The regular season ended on October 2, 2016 .
The 87th All-Star Game of Major League Baseball took place in San Diego at the home stadium of the San Diego Padres club Petko Park on July 12 .
In the regular season 30 teams started, which held 162 matches.

The season ended on November 2 with the victory of the Chicago Cubs in the World Series .

Schedule

As in the 2015 season , the teams will play 76 games against the teams of their division (19 against each). Another 66 games will be played against teams of other divisions of their league (6 or 7 each). The remaining 20 games will be played against teams in another league. The matches for this season are East AL vs West NL , Center AL vs East NL and West AL vs Center NL .

On July 3, 2016, Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins played a handed game on a neutral pitch in Fort Bragg dedicated to US Independence Day .

Regular Championship

American league
A place	Club	Wins	Defeat	Win rate	GB
East Division
one	⁽³⁾ Boston Red Sox	93	69	0.574	-
2	⁽⁴⁾ Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	0.549	4.0
3	⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore Orioles	89	73	0.549	4.0
four	New York Yankees	84	78	0.519	9.0
five	Tampa Bay Flight	68	94	0.420	25.0
Central Division
one	⁽²⁾ Cleveland Indiana	94	67	0.584	-
2	Detroit Tigers	86	75	0.534	8.0
3	Kansas City Royals	81	81	0.500	13.5
four	Chicago white sox	78	84	0.481	16.5
five	Minnesota twins	59	103	0.364	35.5
Western Division
one	⁽¹⁾ Texas Rangers	95	67	0.586	-
2	Seattle mariners	86	76	0.531	9.0
3	Houston astros	84	78	0.519	11.0
four	Los Angeles Angels	74	88	0.457	21.0
five	Auckland Athletics	69	93	0.426	26.0

National league
A place	Club	Wins	Defeat	Win rate	GB
East Division
one	⁽²⁾ Washington Nationals	95	67	0.586	-
2	⁽⁴⁾ New York Mets	87	75	0.537	8.0
3	Miami marlins	79	82	0.491	15.5
four	Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	0.438	24.0
five	Atlanta Braves	68	93	0.422	26.5
Central Division
one	⁽¹⁾ Chicago Cubs	103	58	0.640	-
2	St louis cardinals	86	76	0.531	17.5
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	0.484	25.0
four	Milwaukee Brewers	73	89	0.451	30.5
five	Cincinnati reds	68	94	0.420	35.5
Western division
one	⁽³⁾ Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	0.562	-
2	⁽⁵⁾ San Francisco Giants	87	75	0.537	4.0
3	Colorado Rockies	75	87	0.463	16.0
four	Arizona Diamondbacks	69	93	0.426	22.0
five	San Diego Padres	68	94	0.420	23.0

The table has been edited as of October 2

Playoffs

Wild card

Division Series

League Championship Series

World Series

one

Texas rangers

0

four

Toronto Blue Jays

one

four

Toronto Blue Jays

3

four

Toronto Blue Jays

one

five

Baltimore Orioles

0

American league

2

Cleveland indians

four

2

Cleveland indians

3

Boston Red Sox

0

AL

Cleveland indians

3

Nl

Chicago cubs

four

one

Chicago cubs

3

four

New York Mets

0

five

San francisco giants

one

Chicago cubs

four

five

San francisco giants

one

National league

3

Los Angeles Dodgers

2

Washington Nationals

2

3

Los Angeles Dodgers

3

Game Results

Wild Card

date	Result	Location	Attendance
The 4th of October	Baltimore Orioles 2: 5 Toronto Blue Jays**	Rogers Center , Toronto	49 934
October 5th	San Francisco Giants 3: 0 New York Mets	City Field , New York	44,747

Division Series

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	October 6th	Toronto Blue Jays 10: 1 Texas Rangers	Globe Life Park , Arlington	47,434
2	October 7th	Toronto Blue Jays 5: 3 Texas Rangers	Globe Life Park , Arlington	48 019
3	October 9th	Texas Rangers 6: 7 * Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Center , Toronto	49 555

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	October 6th	Boston Red Sox 4: 5 Cleveland Indians	Progressing Field , Cleveland	37,763
2	October 7th	Boston Red Sox 0: 6 Cleveland Indiana	Progressing Field , Cleveland	37,842
3	October 10th	Cleveland Indiana 4: 3 Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park , Boston	39,530

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	October 7th	San Francisco Giants 0: 1 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	42,148
2	October 8th	San Francisco Giants 2: 5 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	42 392
3	October 10th	Chicago Cubs 5: 6 ** San Francisco Giants**	AT&T Park , San Francisco	43,571
four	October 11	Chicago Cubs 6: 5 San Francisco Giants	AT&T Park , San Francisco	43,166

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	October 7th	Los Angeles Dodgers 4: 3 Washington Nationals	Nationals Park , Washington	43 915
2	October 9th	Los Angeles Dodgers 2: 5 Washington Nationals	Nationals Park , Washington	43,826
3	October 10th	Washington Nationals 8: 3 Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles	53 901
four	October 11	Washington Nationals 5: 6 Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles	49,617
five	October 13th	Los Angeles Dodgers 4: 3 Washington Nationals	Nationals Park , Washington	43 936

League Series

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	October 14	Toronto Blue Jays 0: 2 Cleveland Indiana	Progressing Field , Cleveland	37,727
2	October 15th	Toronto Blue Jays 1: 2 Cleveland Indians	Progressing Field , Cleveland	37,870
3	17 October	Cleveland Indiana 4: 2 Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Center , Toronto	49,507
four	October 18th	Cleveland Indians 1: 5 Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Center , Toronto	49 142
five	October 19th	Cleveland Indiana 3: 0 Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Center , Toronto	48,800

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	October 15th	Los Angeles Dodgers 4: 8 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	42,376
2	October 16th	Los Angeles Dodgers 1: 0 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	42 384
3	October 18th	Chicago Cubs 0: 6 Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles	54,269
four	October 19th	Chicago Cubs 10: 2 Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles	54,449
five	The 20th of October	Chicago Cubs 8: 4 Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles	54,449
6	22 of October	Los Angeles Dodgers 0: 5 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	42 386

World Series

A game	date	Result	Location	Attendance
one	the 25th of October	Chicago Cubs 0: 6 Cleveland Indiana	Progressing Field , Cleveland	38 091
2	October 26th	Chicago Cubs 5: 1 Cleveland Indiana	Progressing Field , Cleveland	38 172
3	28 of October	Cleveland Indiana 1-0 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	41,703
four	29th of October	Cleveland Indiana 7: 2 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	41,706
five	October 30	Cleveland Indiana 2: 3 Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field , Chicago	41,711
6	Nov. 1	Chicago Cubs 9: 3 Cleveland Indiana	Progressing Field , Cleveland	38 116
7	November 2	Chicago Cubs 8: 7 * Cleveland Indiana	Progressing Field , Cleveland	38 104

Note: * - additional inning.

Events

The Batter

Trevor Storey ( Colorado Rockies )
- He became the sixth player in MLB history and the first in the National League to make two home runs in his debut game. ^[one]
- Having made a home run in the next game, he became the second player since 1900 to make three HRs in his first two games in the League ( Joe Cunningham became the first in 1954 ). ^[2]
- In his third game, he made another HR, becoming the first in history to achieve such a result. ^[3]
- In the fourth game, he chalked up two more home runs , improving his own record. Also, he became the fifth player since 1900 , knocking out home runs in four starting games of his team. ^[four]
- In the sixth game of the season, he knocked out the seventh home run, improving his own record for newcomers to the League. ^[five]
Victor Martinez ( Detroit Tigers )
- He became the first player in MLB history to hit a home run pinch hit in two opening matches of the season. ^[6]

Pitchers

Jonathan Papelbon ( Washington Nationals )
- April 4 in the game against Atlanta made the 350th save in his career, becoming the eleventh in the history of the League to achieve such a result. ^[7]
Brett Cecil ( Toronto Blue Jays )
- On April 4, Tampa Bay Flight played 38 games in a row without allowing a single run, repeating the MLB record set by Craig Cimbrel . ^[8] Cecil's series was interrupted the day after a home run missed by Logan Forsyth . ^[9]

Other

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 15-0 , scoring the largest dry victory at Opening Day in MLB history. ^[ten]
San Diego Padres became the first team in history to not score a single point in three starting matches. Three games against the Dodgers ended with the results 0:15, 0:13 and 0: 7. ^[eleven]

Leaders in Statistical Categories

American League

The Batter

Statistical indicator	Player	Result
Avg	Jose Altuv ( Houston Astros )	0.338
HR	Mark Trumbo ( Baltimore Orioles )	47
RBI	Edwin Encarnacion ( Toronto Blue Jays )	127
R	Mike Trout ( Los Angeles Angels )	123
H	Jose Altuv ( Baltimore Orioles )	216
SB	Rajai Davis ( Cleveland Indiana )	43

Pitchers

Statistical indicator	Player	Result
W	Rick Porsello ( Boston Red Sox )	22
L	Chris Archer ( Tampa Bay Flight )	nineteen
ERA	Aaron Sanchez ( Toronto Blue Jays )	3.00
K	Justin Verlander ( Detroit Tigers )	254
IP	David Price ( Boston Red Sox )	230.0
SV	Zach Britton ( Baltimore Orioles )	47

National League

The Batter

Statistical indicator	Player	Result
Avg	DJ LeMahue ( Colorado Rockies )	0.348
HR	Nolan Arenado ( Colorado Rockies )	41
RBI	Nolan Arenado ( Colorado Rockies )	133
R	Chris Bryant ( Chicago Cubs )	121
H	Jean Segura ( Arizona Diamondbacks )	121
SB	Jonathan Villar ( Milwaukee Brewers )	62

Pitchers

Statistical indicator	Player	Result
W	Max Scherzer ( Washington Nationals )	20
L	Jimmy Nelson ( Milwaukee Brewers )	sixteen
ERA	Kyle Hendricks ( Chicago Cubs )	2.13
K	Max Scherzer ( Washington Nationals )	284
IP	Max Scherzer ( Washington Nationals )	228.1
SV	Jeris Surname ( New York Mets )	51

Statistics are based on the results of the regular season

Notes

↑ Baum, Bob . Story makes MLB history, Greinke has awful night in Arizona , Associated Press , Phoenix, Arizona : AP News (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 5, 2016.
↑ Harding, Thomas Story homers way into record books (neopr.) . MLB.com Phoenix, Arizona : MLB Advanced Media, LP (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 6, 2016.
↑ Baum, Bob . Amazing Story: rookie makes history with another HR , CBSSports.com , Phoenix, Arizona : CBS Interactive (April 6, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.
↑ Stapleton, Arnie . Rockies' Story becomes 1st player to homer in 1st 4 games , Associated Press , Denver : AP News (April 8, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.
↑ Stapleton, Arnie . Story hits 7th homer as Rockies beat Padres 6-3 , Associated Press , Denver : AP News (April 10, 2016). Date of treatment April 10, 2016.
↑ Beck, Jason V-Mart sets mark with 2 pinch-hit HRs in first 2 games (unopened) . MLB.com Miami : MLB Advanced Media, LP (April 6, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.
↑ Opening Day: A Nationals' Holiday indeed! Late and great and FUN! (unspecified) . talknats.com . Talk Nats (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 6, 2016.
↑ Blue Jays' Brett Cecil: Ties major league record - CBSSports.com
↑ Blue Jays' Brett Cecil: Misses breaking all-time record - CBSSports.com
↑ Kershaw in top form, LA rolls to historic rout (neopr.) . MLB.com San Diego : MLB Advanced Media, LP (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 5, 2016.
↑ Townsend, Mark The Walk Off: Padres held scoreless in historic first series (neopr.) . sports.yahoo.com . Yahoo! Sports (April 7, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.

Links

Regular Schedule

[1] Baum, Bob . Story makes MLB history, Greinke has awful night in Arizona , Associated Press , Phoenix, Arizona : AP News (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 5, 2016.

[2] Harding, Thomas Story homers way into record books (neopr.) . MLB.com Phoenix, Arizona : MLB Advanced Media, LP (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 6, 2016.

[3] Baum, Bob . Amazing Story: rookie makes history with another HR , CBSSports.com , Phoenix, Arizona : CBS Interactive (April 6, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.

[4] Stapleton, Arnie . Rockies' Story becomes 1st player to homer in 1st 4 games , Associated Press , Denver : AP News (April 8, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.

[5] Stapleton, Arnie . Story hits 7th homer as Rockies beat Padres 6-3 , Associated Press , Denver : AP News (April 10, 2016). Date of treatment April 10, 2016.

[6] Beck, Jason V-Mart sets mark with 2 pinch-hit HRs in first 2 games (unopened) . MLB.com Miami : MLB Advanced Media, LP (April 6, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.

[7] Opening Day: A Nationals' Holiday indeed! Late and great and FUN! (unspecified) . talknats.com . Talk Nats (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 6, 2016.

[8] Blue Jays' Brett Cecil: Ties major league record - CBSSports.com

[9] Blue Jays' Brett Cecil: Misses breaking all-time record - CBSSports.com

[10] Kershaw in top form, LA rolls to historic rout (neopr.) . MLB.com San Diego : MLB Advanced Media, LP (April 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 5, 2016.

[11] Townsend, Mark The Walk Off: Padres held scoreless in historic first series (neopr.) . sports.yahoo.com . Yahoo! Sports (April 7, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2016.

Major League Baseball 2016

Schedule

Regular Championship

Playoffs

Game Results

Wild Card

Division Series

League Series

World Series

Events

The Batter

Pitchers

Other

Leaders in Statistical Categories

American League

The Batter

Pitchers

National League

The Batter

Pitchers

Notes

Links

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