2016 Season

The 2016 season in brief

2016 belonged, by record, to the Chicago Cubs: 103-58. At the other end, the Minnesota Twins went 59-103. Group by group, the Baltimore Orioles (89-73) chased the Boston Red Sox (93-69) to the end in the American League East, the Los Angeles Dodgers (91-71) held off the San Francisco Giants (87-75) in the National League West, the Cleveland Indians ran away with the American League Central at 94-67, and the Washington Nationals owned the National League East with a 95-67 mark, the New York Mets next at 87-75. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series over the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3. The other series results were the Cleveland Indians over the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Championship Series (4-1), the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series (4-2), the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Division Series (3-0). The home run board is topped by Mark Trumbo at 47, ahead of Nelson Cruz with 43. DJ LeMahieu's .348 is the best average on the qualified board, with Daniel Murphy next at .347. In 2016 the qualifying line sat at 502 plate appearances, from a 162-game club schedule. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 2016 leaders page.