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<th class="hintergrundfarbe8" colspan="2" style="font-size:105%;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>
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<td>Saison
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<td>2016
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<td>Zeitraum
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<td><small>3. April – 2. Oktober 2016</small>
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<th class="hintergrundfarbe5" colspan="2"><a href="Regular_Season" title="Regular Season">Regular Season</a>
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<td><a href="MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Season MVP</a> <a href="American_League" title="American League">AL</a>
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<td><a href="Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Mike Trout</a> (<a href="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">LAA</a>)
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<td><a href="MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Season MVP</a> <a href="National_League_(Baseball)" title="National League (Baseball)">NL</a>
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<td><a href="Kris_Bryant" title="Kris Bryant">Kris Bryant</a> (<a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)
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<th class="hintergrundfarbe7" colspan="2"><a href="Play-off" title="Play-off">Postseason</a>
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<td><a href="American_League" title="American League">AL</a> Champion
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<td><a href="Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>
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<td><small>Zweiter AL</small>
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<td><small><a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></small>
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<td><a href="National_League_(Baseball)" title="National League (Baseball)">NL</a> Champion
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<td><small><a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></small>
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<td><a href="World_Series_MVP_Award" title="World Series MVP Award">MVP</a>
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<td>Ben Zobrist (<a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)
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<th class="hintergrundfarbe8" colspan="2" style="font-size:85%;">Spielzeiten
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><small><a href="MLB_2015" title="MLB 2015">◄ 2015</a></small> <span typeof="mw:File"></span> <small><a href="MLB_2017" title="MLB 2017">2017 ►</a></small>
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<p>Die <b>MLB-Saison 2016</b>, die 115. Saison der <a href="Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, wurde am 3.&nbsp;April 2016 mit dem Eröffnungsspiel zwischen den <a href="St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> und den <a href="Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> im <a href="PNC_Park" title="PNC Park">PNC Park</a> in <a href="Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> eröffnet.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Während der <a href="Regular_Season" title="Regular Season">Regular Season</a> kämpften 30 Mannschaften in je 162 Spielen um den Einzug in die Play-offs. Jede Mannschaft bestritt 76 Spiele gegen Teams der eigenen Division, 66 gegen Teams anderer Divisionen der League, sowie 20 <a href="Interleague_Games" title="Interleague Games">Interleague</a>-Spiele. Laut Spielplan endete die Regular Season am 2.&nbsp;Oktober 2016.
</p><p>Das <a href="MLB_All-Star_Game_2016" title="MLB All-Star Game 2016">MLB All-Star Game 2016</a> fand am 12.&nbsp;Juli 2016 im <a href="PETCO_Park" title="PETCO Park">PETCO Park</a>, dem Stadion der <a href="San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> in <a href="San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a> statt.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Die American League schlug die National League mit 4:2 <a href="Run_(Baseball)" title="Run (Baseball)">Runs</a> und erspielte sich so das Heimrecht für die <a href="World_Series_2016" title="World Series 2016">World Series 2016</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Der <a href="MLB_Draft_2016" title="MLB Draft 2016">MLB Draft 2016</a> fand vom 9. bis 11. Juni 2016 statt. Die <a href="Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> hatten die erste Wahl und entschieden sich für den 1998 in <a href="Encinitas" title="Encinitas">Encinitas</a> geborenen <a href="Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a> Mickey Moniak.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Sieger der <a href="World_Series_2015" title="World Series 2015">World Series 2015</a> und somit Titelverteidiger sind die <a href="Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teilnehmende_Teams">Teilnehmende Teams</h2></div>
<p>Für die Saison 2016 wurden von der MLB keinerlei Änderungen bezüglich teilnehmender Franchises bzw. Ligen- und Divisionszuordnungen vorgenommen.
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<tr style="font-size: 90%"><td style="border: none;"><div style="margin: 0 0.3em">Spielorte der National League. Divisionen: <span typeof="mw:File"></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"></span> East.</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background:#D0E7FF; text-align:center"><b><a href="National_League_(Baseball)" title="National League (Baseball)">National League</a></b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="background:#C0C0C0; width:195px;">East
</th>
<th style="background:#C0C0C0; width:195px;">Central
</th>
<th style="background:#C0C0C0; width:195px;">West
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5"><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>
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<td style="background:#B9FFC5"><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"></div> <a href="St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>
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<td style="background:#B9FFC5"><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>
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<td style="background:#B9FFC5"><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div> <a href="Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a>
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<td style="background:#B9FFC5"><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div> <a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div> <a href="Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><a href="Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div> <a href="Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>
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<td><div style="width:40px;display:inline-block;text-align:center;"></div><a href="Colorado_Rockies_(Baseball)" title="Colorado Rockies (Baseball)">Colorado Rockies</a>
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<p><small>* Sortiert entsprechend den Vorjahresplatzierungen in den jeweiligen Divisionen. Grün eingefärbt sind die Teams, die sich im <a href="MLB_2015" title="MLB 2015">Vorjahr</a> für die Postseason qualifizieren konnten.</small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spring_Training">Spring Training</h2></div>
<p>Vom 1. März bis zum 2. April fand die Saisonvorbereitung der MLB, das sogenannte <a href="Spring_Training" title="Spring Training">Spring Training</a> statt. Hierbei testeten die Teams in der Grapefruit League und der Cactus League neue Spieler, ließen aber auch ihre angestrebten Stammformationen einspielen. Im Gegensatz zur Regular Season können Spiele im Spring Training auch unentschieden enden und tauchen nicht in den Tabellen der Ligen auf, dies war 2016 in 39 Partien der Fall war. Erfolgreichstes Team der Vorbereitung nach Siegen waren die Arizona Diamondbacks mit 24. Die beste Siegquote erreichten die Washington Nationals mit 82,6&nbsp;%.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tabellen_des_Spring_Training_2016">Tabellen des Spring Training 2016</h3></div>
<p>Die in den Tabellen der Cactus und Grapefruit League blau markierten Teams sind Mitglieder der National League, die rot markierten spielen in der American League.
</p>
<table class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<caption>Cactus League
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Pos.</th>
<th>Team</th>
<th>W</th>
<th>L</th>
<th>%</th>
<th>GB
</th></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>–
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> LA Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>70,4</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3</td>
<td>Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>56,7</td>
<td>6
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5</td>
<td>Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>53,6</td>
<td>7
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>53,3</td>
<td>7
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Texas Rangers</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td>7
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>8
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>8
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>10</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> LA Dodgers</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>43,3</td>
<td>10
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td>11</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>41,4</td>
<td>10,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td>12</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>11,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>13</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>39,4</td>
<td>11,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>14</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>36,7</td>
<td>12
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>15</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> San Diego Padres</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>32,3</td>
<td>13,5
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left;">
<caption>Grapefruit League
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Pos.</th>
<th>Team</th>
<th>W</th>
<th>L</th>
<th>%</th>
<th>GB
</th></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Washington Nationals</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>82,6</td>
<td>-
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>63,3</td>
<td>3,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>62,1</td>
<td>4
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Houston Astros</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>62,1</td>
<td>4
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>57,7</td>
<td>5,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>8
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> NY Yankees</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>46,7</td>
<td>8,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9</td>
<td>St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>45,8</td>
<td>8,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td>10</td>
<td>Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>44,4</td>
<td>9
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>11</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Miami Marlins</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>9
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#FFBCBC;">
<td>12</td>
<td>Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>43,8</td>
<td>9,5
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>13</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> NY Mets</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>12
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>14</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>27,6</td>
<td>14
</td></tr>
<tr style="background:#D0E7FF;">
<td>15</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>23,1</td>
<td>14,5
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<p><small> W = <i>Wins</i> (Siege), L = <i>Loss</i> (Niederlagen),&nbsp;% = <i>Winning Percentage</i>, <a href="Games_Behind" title="Games Behind">GB = <i>Games Behind</i></a> (Rückstand auf Führenden: Zahl der notwendigen Niederlagen des Führenden bei gleichzeitigem eigenen Sieg) </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reguläre_Saison"><span id="Regul.C3.A4re_Saison"></span>Reguläre Saison</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kurzerklärung_Spielbetrieb_und_Tabellenaufbau"><span id="Kurzerkl.C3.A4rung_Spielbetrieb_und_Tabellenaufbau"></span>Kurzerklärung Spielbetrieb und Tabellenaufbau</h3></div>
<p>Die AL und die NL sind jeweils für den Spielbetrieb in drei Divisionen unterteilt. Die Zuordnung erfolgt nach regionalen Kriterien: East, Central und West Division. Der Spielbetrieb läuft vom 3. April bis zum 2. Oktober 2016.
</p><p>Die Tabellenplatzierungen sind für das Erreichen der <a href="#Postseason">Postseason</a> verantwortlich: Die drei jeweiligen Divisionssieger und die nach Winning Percentage beiden weiteren besten Teams tragen in drei Runden die Meisterschaft in der American beziehungsweise National League aus. Die jeweiligen Meister treffen dann in der World Series aufeinander.
</p><p>Die Rangfolge der Mannschaften in der Tabelle ergibt sich während der Saison grundsätzlich aus dem aktuellen Verhältnis von <i>Siegen</i> zu <i>Spielen insgesamt</i> als sogenannte <b>Winning Percentage</b>. Der Grund hierfür liegt in der ungleichmäßigen Verteilung der Spiele über den Kalender, so dass manche Mannschaften zwischenzeitlich drei oder mehr Spiele mehr ausgetragen haben als andere. Damit wird zum Beispiel die Bilanz eines Teams A mit 15 Siegen und 15 Niederlagen (.500 als entsprechende Percentage ausgedrückt) für exakt gleichwertig erachtet mit der Bilanz eines Teams B, das zum gleichen Zeitpunkt 16 Siege und 16 Niederlagen erzielte. Für die Abschlusstabellen ist dies jedoch ohne Belang, da zum Saisonende alle Mannschaften die seit 1961 üblichen 162 Saisonspiele ausgetragen haben. Deshalb reicht die Angabe von Siegen und Niederlagen (Unentschieden sind unüblich).
</p><p>Mit der Angabe <b>GB</b> (<a href="Games_Behind" title="Games Behind">Games Behind</a>) wird dokumentiert, wie groß der Rückstand eines Verfolgers auf den Tabellenersten ist. Hiermit wird ausgedrückt, wie viele Siege der Verfolger bei gleichzeitiger Niederlage des Führenden theoretisch bräuchte, um Gleichstand zu erreichen. Die Angabe GB wird auf 0.5 Spiele genau ausgedrückt: Hat zum Beispiel Mannschaft A zehn Siege und fünf Niederlagen, Mannschaft B hingegen neun Siege und fünf Niederlagen, würde bereits ein eigener Sieg (ohne Niederlage von A) zu Tabellengleichstand führen.
</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Saisonverlauf_der_regulären_Saison"><span id="Saisonverlauf_der_regul.C3.A4ren_Saison"></span>Saisonverlauf der regulären Saison</h3></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="American_League">American League</h4></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="April">April</h5></div>
<p>Erfolgreichstes Team der American League im April waren die <a href="Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, die vor allem Auswärts eine sehr gute Figur abgaben und 11 ihrer 16 Spiele in fremden Ballparks für sich entscheiden konnten. <a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a> Chris Sale gelangen 5 <a href="Win_(Baseball)" title="Win (Baseball)">Wins</a>. Titelverteidiger <a href="Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City</a> startete ordentlich in die neue Spielzeit, kam aber zum Ende des Monats außer Form und verlor in der letzten Aprilwoche fünf Spiele am Stück, und wurde Auswärts von den <a href="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> <a href="Sweep_(Sport)" title="Sweep (Sport)">gesweept</a>. Enttäuschend begann die Spielzeit zudem auch für die <a href="Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, die in der Vorsaison die League Division Series erreichen konnten, aber im April 2016 nur 7 Siege in 24 Spielen verbuchten.
</p><p>Einer der auffälligsten Spieler des Eröffnungsmonats war der dominikanische Second Baseman <a href="Robinson_Can%C3%B3" title="Robinson Canó">Robinson Canó</a>, der für seine <a href="Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> 8 Home Runs und 24 <a href="Run_Batted_In" title="Run Batted In">RBI</a> erzielte.
</p><p>Zum 30. April 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der American League:
</p>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:2.5em;">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>60,9</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>58,3</td>
<td>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>47,8</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>44,0</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Yankees</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>36,4</td>
<td>5½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:2.5em;">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>68,0</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>56,5</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>52,2</td>
<td>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>47,6</td>
<td>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>29,2</td>
<td>9½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:2.5em;">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Texas Rangers</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>58,3</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>56,5</td>
<td>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>52,0</td>
<td>1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>45,8</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Houston Astros</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>29,2</td>
<td>7
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div><p><small>PS = Postseason; <i>Zahl</i> = Rang auf Setzliste bzw. <i>WC</i> = Wild Card (beste zwei Mannschaften nach den Divisionssiegern)<br>W = <i>Wins</i> (Siege), L = <i>Losses</i> (Niederlagen),&nbsp;% = <i>Winning Percentage</i>, GB = <i>Games Behind</i> (Rückstand auf Führenden: Zahl der notwendigen Niederlagen des Führenden bei gleichzeitigem eigenen Sieg) </small>
</p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Mai">Mai</h5></div>
<ul class="float-right gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 326px;">
<li class="gallerycaption">Besondere Jerseys im Mai, am Beispiel der Orioles</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Zum <a href="Muttertag" title="Muttertag">Muttertag</a> am 8.&nbsp;Mai in <a href="Pink_(Farbe)" title="Pink (Farbe)">Pink</a></div>
</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Zum <a href="Memorial_Day" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a> am 30.&nbsp;Mai <a href="Tarnfarben" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarnfarben">Tarnfarben</a></div>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Die im April noch so erfolgreichen White Sox enttäuschten im Mai mit einer Siegquote von nur 39&nbsp;% und rutschten in der Central Division auf den zweiten Platz hinter Titelverteidiger Kansas City. Die Royals hatten Ende April noch vier Spiele hinter den White Sox gelegen. Auch die Detroit Tigers schwächelten und verloren gleich zwei Positionen, da sie ebenfalls nur 39&nbsp;% der Spiele im laufenden Monat gewinnen konnten. Allerdings konnten gleich drei Spieler der Tigers in nur einem Monat bedeutende Karrieremeilensteine erreichen. <a href="Miguel_Cabrera_(Baseballspieler)" title="Miguel Cabrera (Baseballspieler)">Miguel Cabrera</a> schaffte sein 500stes Double, Pitcher <a href="Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> gelang sein 2.000ster <a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a> und Francisco Rodríguez sicherte sich seinen 400sten Karriere-<a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">Save</a>.
</p><p>Zum jetzt erfolgreichsten Team der AL entwickelte sich im Mai der neue Führende der East Division, die Boston Red Sox, welche über 64&nbsp;% der Partien im Mai für sich entscheiden konnten und die Orioles von Platz 1 der Division verdrängten. Offensiv überzeugten bei den Red Sox hierbei vor allem Xander Bogaerts mit 49 Hits und fünf Home Runs, sowie Jackie Bradley Jr., der 37 Hits und sogar acht Home Runs beisteuern konnte. Die Tampa Bay Rays verloren im Mai den Anschluss an die Spitze der Division und liegen bereits neun Spiele hinter den Red Sox, Ende April waren es nur 1½ Spiele.
</p><p>An der Spitze der West Division sind die Texas Rangers und die Seattle Mariners weiter nahezu gleichauf. Im Mai gewannen beide Teams 17 Spiele bei 11 Niederlagen und konnten sich von der Konkurrenz absetzten. Die Oakland Athletics, die Ende April nur ein Spiel hinter den Mariners lagen, spielten einen schwächeren Monat und rutschten auf den letzten Rang der Division ab. Positiv erwähnenswert bei den A’s war im Mai allerdings die Leistung von Starter <a href="Rich_Hill_(Baseballspieler)" title="Rich Hill (Baseballspieler)">Rich Hill</a>, der mit 5 <a href="Win_(Baseball)" title="Win (Baseball)">Wins</a> und einem <a href="Earned_Run_Average" title="Earned Run Average">ERA</a> von 2,13 zu den besten Pitchern des Monats gehörte.
</p><p>Zum 31. Mai 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der American League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>1</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>61,5</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>56,0</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Yankees</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>44,0</td>
<td>9
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>56,9</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>52,8</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>52,0</td>
<td>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>29,4</td>
<td>14
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Texas Rangers</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>59,6</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>58,8</td>
<td>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">L.A. Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>46,2</td>
<td>7
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Houston Astros</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>45,3</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>45,3</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">SEA</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">30</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">21</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">58,8</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">+1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">BAL</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">28</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">22</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">56,0</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CWS</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>52,8</td>
<td>1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CLE</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>52,0</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TOR</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>DET</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td>4½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYY</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td>4½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>LAA</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>46,2</td>
<td>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>HOU</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>45,3</td>
<td>5½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>OAK</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>44,2</td>
<td>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TB</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>44,0</td>
<td>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIN</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>30,0</td>
<td>13
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. April, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. April, sonstige Erläuterung siehe AL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Juni">Juni</h5></div>

<p>In der East Division konnten die <a href="Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> im Juni nach 19 Siegen in 28 Partien die Spitzenposition von den Boston Red Sox übernehmen, die wiederum einen extrem schwachen Monat hatten und nur 38,5&nbsp;% ihrer Spiele gewinnen konnten. Die Red Sox, die Ende Mai noch den ersten Play-off-Platz innehatten, wären nun nur noch mit ½ Spiel Vorsprung über die Wild Card für die Post Season qualifiziert. Bei den Orioles überzeugten offensiv vor allem Adam Jones mit elf Home Runs und 27 RBI, sowie Chris Davis, der neun Home Runs und 24 RBI zum Erfolg beisteuerte. In Summe brachten es die Orioles auf 56 Home Runs und stellten somit einen neuen ewigen Rekord für den Monat Juni auf. Der alte Rekord aus dem Juni 1996 lag bei 55 HR und wurde von den Oakland Athletics gehalten.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Adam Jones von den Orioles teilt sich den ligaweiten Bestwert für Home Runs mit Edwin Encarnacion von den <a href="Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, der ebenfalls elf Mal erfolgreich war und damit mithalf, die Rays vom letzten Platz der Division auf ½ Spiel an die Red Sox und Platz zwei heranzubringen.
</p><p>In der Central Division ging es für die Chicago White Sox weiter bergab. Nach Platz eins im April und Platz zwei im Mai standen sie zum 30. Juni nur noch an Rang vier. Auf der anderen Seite ging der Vormarsch der <a href="Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> weiter, die nach durchschnittlichem Saisonstart den Juni mit überragenden 22 Siegen bei nur sechs Niederlagen (78,6&nbsp;%) abschlossen und damit die Kansas City Royals von der Spitzenposition verdrängten. Beeindruckend bei den Indians waren unter anderem Rajai Davis, der alleine im Juni zehn Bases stehlen konnte und <a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a> Danny Salazar, der alle seine fünf Starts gewann und folgerichtig zum Pitcher des Monats in der AL gekürt wurde. Die <a href="Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> konnten erstmals in der laufenden Saison mehr als 30&nbsp;% der Spiele gewinnen, blieben aber trotzdem mit Abstand das schlechteste Team der AL. Einer der Lichtblicke bei den Twins ist der Ende Mai in den MLB-Kader berufene Berliner <a href="Max_Kepler" title="Max Kepler">Max Kepler</a>, der im Juni seinen ersten 15 RBI in den Big Leagues erzielte und damit der zweitbeste Akteur seines Teams in dieser Statistik war.
</p><p>Der neue und alte Spitzenreiter der West Division, die Texas Rangers, konnten mit 20 Siegen bei acht Niederlagen nicht nur ihren Vorsprung auf die Konkurrenz um 8 Spiele ausbauen, sie waren zudem zum Monatsende das beste Team der gesamten AL und hätten aktuell den ersten Play-off-Spot inne. Herausragend bei den Rangers waren <a href="Cole_Hamels" title="Cole Hamels">Cole Hamels</a> mit vier Wins bei vier Starts, Rougned Odor mit acht geschlagenen Home Runs und Ian Desmond mit 42 Hits und 19 selbst erzielten Runs. Einen Sprung im Westen machten zudem die <a href="Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, die sich von Rang vier auf Platz zwei verbessern konnten. Auffälligster Spieler der Astros und zum Monatsende AL Spieler des Monats war <a href="Jos%C3%A9_Altuve" title="José Altuve">José Altuve</a> mit 15 RBI und einem Schlagdurchschnitt von 42&nbsp;%.
</p><p>Zum 30. Juni 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der American League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>3</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>60,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>53,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Yankees</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>42,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>61,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>53,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>50,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>32,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">23
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Texas Rangers</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>63,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Houston Astros</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>53,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>50,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>44,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">L.A. Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>40,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;">

<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">BOS</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">42</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">36</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">53,8</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">KC</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">42</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">36</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">53,8</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>HOU</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>53,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TOR</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>DET</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CWS</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>50,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SEA</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>50,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYY</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>50</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>OAK</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>44,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TB</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>42,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>LAA</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>40,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIN</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>32,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">17
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Mai, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Mai, sonstige Erläuterung siehe AL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Juli">Juli</h5></div>
<p>Zum 31. Juli 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der American League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>56,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>56,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>55,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Yankees</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>40,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>58,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>-
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>54,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>48,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">12
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>38,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left">21
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Texas Rangers</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>58,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Houston Astros</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>52,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>50,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">L.A. Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>44,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>44,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">TOR</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">59</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">46</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">56,2</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">+1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">BOS</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">57</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">46</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">55,3</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>DET</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>54,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>HOU</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>52,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SEA</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>50,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYY</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CWS</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>48,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>KC</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>LAA</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>44,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>OAK</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>44,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TB</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>40,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIN</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>38,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left">17½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Juni, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Juni, sonstige Erläuterung siehe AL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="August">August</h5></div>
<p>Zum 31. August 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der American League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>57,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>55,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>54,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Yankees</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>52,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>42,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">19½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>57,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>54,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>47,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>36,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">27½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Texas Rangers</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>59,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Houston Astros</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>53,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>51,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">L.A. Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>44,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">20½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>42,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">22½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="5" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>BOS</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>55,6</td>
<td>+2
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>BAL</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>54,1</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>DET</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>54,1</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>HOU</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>52,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYY</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>52,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>KC</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SEA</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>51,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CWS</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>47,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>LAA</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>44,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>OAK</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>42,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TB</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>42,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIN</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>36,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">23
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Juni, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Juni, sonstige Erläuterung siehe AL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Ende_Regular_Season">Ende Regular Season</h5></div>
<p>Zum Ende der Regular Season ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der American League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>3</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Boston Red Sox</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>57,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Baltimore Orioles</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>54,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>54,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Yankees</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">25
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cleveland Indians</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>58,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Detroit Tigers</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>53,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Kansas City Royals</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago White Sox</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>48,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Minnesota Twins</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>103</td>
<td>36,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">35½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#FFCBCB;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Texas Rangers</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>58,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Seattle Mariners</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Houston Astros</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">L.A. Angels of Anaheim</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>45,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">21
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>42,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">26
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>BAL</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>54,9</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>TOR</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>54,9</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>DET</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>53,4</td>
<td><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SEA</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>HOU</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYY</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>KC</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CWS</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>48,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>LAA</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>45,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>OAK</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>42,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">20
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>TB</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">21
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIN</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>103</td>
<td>36,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">30
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Juni, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Juni, sonstige Erläuterung siehe AL April </small>
</p>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Texas Rangers,<br> Sieger der AL West</div>
</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Toronto Blue Jays,<br> 3. AL East</div>
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</ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_League">National League</h4></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="April_2">April</h5></div>
<p>Die im Vorjahr in der League Championship Series unterlegenen <a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> waren im April das erfolgreichste Team und mussten sich in 22 Spielen nur fünf Mal geschlagen geben. Großen Anteil am guten Saisonstart hatte Starting-<a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a> <a href="Jake_Arrieta" title="Jake Arrieta">Jake Arrieta</a>, der 5 <a href="Win_(Baseball)" title="Win (Baseball)">Wins</a> beisteuerte. Unter anderem gelang Arrieta am 21. April der zweite <a href="No-Hitter" title="No-Hitter">No-Hitter</a> seiner Karriere beim 16:0-Auswärtserfolg bei den <a href="Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Der Vorjahressieger der National League, die <a href="New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>, begannen den April ausgeglichen mit 6 Siegen und 6 Niederlagen starteten dann aber eine starke Serie und gewannen neun der letzten zehn Spiele des Monats und beendeten den April nahezu gleichauf mit den <a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>.
</p><p>Extrem ausgeglichen zeigte sich im April die West Division, bei der bis auf die <a href="San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> alle Teams nahezu identische Erfolgsquoten haben. Bemerkenswert ist zudem, dass keines der Teams in der West Division eine positive Bilanz vorzuweisen hatte. <a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles</a> und <a href="San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco</a> führen die Tabelle gemeinsam mit zwölf Siegen und 13 Niederlagen an.
</p><p>Gleich zwei Spieler der <a href="Colorado_Rockies_(Baseball)" title="Colorado Rockies (Baseball)">Colorado Rockies</a> schafften zum Auftakt der Saison zehn Home Runs, <a href="Nolan_Arenado" title="Nolan Arenado">Nolan Arenado</a> und Trevor Story, Arendo war zudem mit 21 <a href="Run_(Baseball)" title="Run (Baseball)">Runs</a> der erfolgreichste Läufer der National League im April.
</p><p>Zum 30. April 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der National League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em">
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="7" style="background:#d0e7ff">East Division
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:2.5em">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Washington Nationals</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>69,6</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Mets</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>68,2</td>
<td>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>58,3</td>
<td>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Miami Marlins</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>52,2</td>
<td>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>21,7</td>
<td>11
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:2.5em;">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>77,3</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>62,5</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>37,5</td>
<td>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>34,8</td>
<td>9½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="7" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:2.5em;">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>3*</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>48,0</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>3*</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>48,0</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>47,8</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>46,2</td>
<td>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Diego Padres</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>37,5</td>
<td>2½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<p><small> Stand: 30. April 2016<br> * Los Angeles Dodgers und San Francisco Giants teilen sich Platz 1 zum Ende des Monats<br> PS = Postseason; <i>Zahl</i> = Rang auf Setzliste bzw. <i>WC</i> = Wild Card (beste zwei Mannschaften nach den Divisionssiegern)<br>
W = <i>Wins</i> (Siege), L = <i>Losses</i> (Niederlagen),&nbsp;% = <i>Winning Percentage</i>, GB = <i>Games Behind</i> (Rückstand auf Führenden: Zahl der notwendigen Niederlagen des Führenden bei gleichzeitigem eigenen Sieg) </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Mai_2">Mai</h5></div>

<p>Im Kampf um die Startplätze für die Post Season brachte der Mai in der National League kaum nennenswerten Veränderungen. Trotz etwas schwächerer Quote behielten die Chicago Cubs ihre Stellung als erfolgreichstes Team der NL und der MLB insgesamt und konnten ihren Vorsprung auf die Pirates in der Central Division mehr als verdoppeln. Die Pirates selber haben Ende des Monats einen identischen Win-Loss-Record wie die New York Mets aus der East Division und teilen sich somit aktuell mit diesen die Führung im Wild Card Rennen.
</p><p>Die Mets liegen weiter knapp hinter den Washington Nationals, bei denen <a href="Daniel_Murphy_(Baseballspieler)" title="Daniel Murphy (Baseballspieler)">Daniel Murphy</a> den Monat offensiv dominierte. Murphy, der nach der <a href="MLB_2015" title="MLB 2015">Saison 2015</a> von New York nach Washington gewechselt ist, gelangen im Mai unter anderem 23 RBI und 17 eigene Runs. Einen Platz gutmachen konnten in der East Division die Miami Marlins, die im Mai den Pitcher mit den meistens Wins in ihren Reihen hatten. José Fernandez gewann alle seine sechs Starts und beendete den Monat mit einem ERA von 1,38.
</p><p>Ebenfalls in der East Division gab es die erste Entlassung eines <a href="Manager_(Baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manager (Baseball)">Managers</a> in der laufenden Saison. Fredi González, der mehr als fünf Jahre Manager der <a href="Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> war, wurde am 17.&nbsp;Mai entlassen, nachdem die Braves im April 18 Spiele verloren hatten und auch aus den ersten 14 Spielen im Mai nur vier Mal als Sieger hervorgingen. Zum Zeitpunkt der Entlassung von González nach 37 Saisonspielen standen die Braves mit einer Siegquote von 24,3&nbsp;% bei 9 Siegen und 28 Niederlagen.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In der West Division haben sich die San Francisco Giants einen 4½-Spiele-Vorsprung auf die Los Angeles Dodgers erarbeitet. Die Colorado Rockies und die Arizona Diamondbacks, welche Ende April ebenfalls noch auf dem Niveau der Giants waren, verloren noch mehr an Boden als die Dodgers.
</p><p>Zum 31. Mai 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der National League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Washington Nationals</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>60,4</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Mets</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>56,9</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Miami Marlins</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td>4½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td>5½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>29,4</td>
<td>16
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>70,0</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>56,9</td>
<td>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>52,8</td>
<td>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>44,2</td>
<td>13
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>32,7</td>
<td>19
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>61,1</td>
<td>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>52,8</td>
<td>4½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>45,3</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Diego Padres</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>45,3</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">NYM</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">29</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">22</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">56,9</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">PIT</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">29</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">33</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">56,9</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>LAD</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>52,8</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>STL</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>52,8</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIA</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PHI</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td>3½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>COL</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>47,1</td>
<td>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIL</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>44,2</td>
<td>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ARI</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>42,6</td>
<td>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SD</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>37,7</td>
<td>10
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CIN</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>32,7</td>
<td>12½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ATL</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>29,4</td>
<td>14
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. April, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. April, sonstige Erläuterung siehe NL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Juni_2">Juni</h5></div>
<p>In der East Division gab es kaum Veränderungen zum Vormonat. Die Washington Nationals konnten ihren Vorsprung auf Rang zwei etwas ausbauen. Aus der Division sind defensiv im Juni vor allem Nats-Pitcher Max Scherzer (4:1 Wins, 1,63 ERA) und Mets-Closer <a href="Jeurys_Familia" title="Jeurys Familia">Jeurys Familia</a> (10 <a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">Saves</a>) herauszustellen. Bei den Atlanta Braves, die weiterhin Schlusslicht der Division sind, überzeugte First Baseman Freddie Freeman, der mit 36 Hits geteilt die meisten der National League erzielen konnte.
</p><p>Die Chicago Cubs konnten sich in der Central Division im Juni von den Verfolgern absetzten und haben nun 11 Spiele Vorsprung auf den neuen Zweiten St. Louis Cardinals, die im Laufe des Monats die Pittsburgh Pirates überholen konnten. Die Cubs sind mit 65,4&nbsp;% gewonnene Spiele nach wie vor das statistisch beste Team der National League und der gesamten MLB. Die Cubs stellten im Juni mit <a href="Kris_Bryant" title="Kris Bryant">Kris Bryant</a>, gemeinsam mit San Diegos Wil Myers aus der West Division, den Spieler mit den meisten Home Runs (11). Auch der erfolgreichste Pitcher der Division kommt aus Chicago. <a href="Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a> beendete den Juni nach sechs Spielen mit einem Pitchers Record von 4-0, hatte einen herausragenden ERA von 1,41 vorzuweisen und wurde letztendlich zum Pitcher des Monats der NL gewählt. Billy Hamilton vom Tabellenletzten Cincinnati war im Juni mit neuen gestohlenen Bases der erfolgreichste in dieser Statistik in der National League.
</p><p>Wie in der East Division, so gab es auch in der West Division keine Platzverschiebungen in der Tabelle im Juni. Die San Francisco Giants konnten ihren Vorsprung auf die Los Angeles Dodgers minimal ausbauen, die Dodgers wiederum aufgrund eines guten Monats die Führung im <i>Wild Card Race</i> der NL übernehmen. Wil Myers von den Padres dominierte offensiv die Division und die gesamte NL. Neben den erwähnten elf Home Runs gelangen ihm 33 RBI, 19 <a href="Base_on_Balls" title="Base on Balls">BB</a>, zehn Doubles und fünf Stolen Bases. Folgerichtig wurde er zum Spieler des Monats in der NL gewählt. Gleich drei Pitcher der East Division beendeten den Monat mit vier Wins. Jorge De La Rosa von den Rockies, Zack Greinke von den Diamondbacks und <a href="Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Clayton Kershaw</a> von den Dodgers.
</p><p>Zum 30. Juni 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der National League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Washington Nationals</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>60,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Mets</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>52,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Miami Marlins</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>43,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>34,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left">20½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>65,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>51,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>48,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>44,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>36,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">23
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>61,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>54,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>47,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>44,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Diego Padres</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>41,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">LAD</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">44</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">37</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">54,3</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">+1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">NYM</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">41</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">37</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">52,6</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIA</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>STL</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>51,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PIT</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>48,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>COL</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>47,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIL</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>44,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ARI</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>44,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PHI</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>43,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SD</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>41,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CIN</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>36,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ATL</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>34,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Mai, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Mai, sonstige Erläuterung siehe NL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Juli_2">Juli</h5></div>
<p>Zum 31. Juli 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der National League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Washington Nationals</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>58,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Miami Marlins</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>54,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Mets</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>44,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>35,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left">24
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>60,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>53,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>50,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>45,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>40,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">21
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>58,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>56,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>49,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Diego Padres</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>42,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>41,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">LAD</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">59</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">46</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">56,2</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">+2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">MIA</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">57</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">48</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;">54,3</td>
<td style="background:#B9FFC5;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>STL</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>53,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYM</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PIT</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>50,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>COL</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>49,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>5
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIL</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>45,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PHI</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>44,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SD</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>42,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">12
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ARI</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>41,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CIN</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>40,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ATL</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>35,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left">20
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Juni, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Juni, sonstige Erläuterung siehe NL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="August_2">August</h5></div>
<p>Zum 31. August 2016 ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der National League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Washington Nationals</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>58,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Mets</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>9
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Miami Marlins</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>50,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">11
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>45,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>37,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">28
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>64,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>53,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">17½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>42,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">28½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>41,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">30
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>55,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>54,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>48,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>42,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:darkred">▼</span></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Diego Padres</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>41,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>SF</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>54,5</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>+2
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>STL</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>53,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>NYM</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PIT</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>2½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIA</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>50,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>3½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>COL</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>48,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>6½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PHI</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>45,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">10½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIL</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>42,9</td>
<td style="text-align:left">13½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ARI</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>42,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CIN</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>41,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SD</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>41,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ATL</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>37,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">20½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Juni, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Juni, sonstige Erläuterung siehe NL April </small>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Ende_Regular_Season_2">Ende Regular Season</h5></div>
<p>Zum Ende der Regular Season ergaben sich folgende Tabellenkonstellationen in der National League:
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>East Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Washington Nationals</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>58,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">New York Mets</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>53,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Miami Marlins</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>49,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">15½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>43,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">24
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Atlanta Braves</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>42,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left">26½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Central Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Chicago Cubs</td>
<td>103</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>64,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">St. Louis Cardinals</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">17½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>48,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left">25
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>45,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">30½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Cincinnati Reds</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">35½
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; margin-right:1em;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="8" style="background:#d0e7ff;"><b>West Division</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:1.5em;" colspan="2">PS
</th>
<th style="width:14em;" colspan="2">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>56,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td></td>
<td>WC</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Francisco Giants</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>53,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>4
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Colorado Rockies</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>46,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>42,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">22
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td>
<td style="text-align:left">San Diego Padres</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">23
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;">
<tbody><tr>
<td colspan="6" style="background:#E0E0E0;"><b>Wild Card Race</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th style="width:4em;">Franchise
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">W
</th>
<th style="width:1.1em;">L
</th>
<th style="width:2em;">%
</th>
<th style="width:1.8em;">GB
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>NYM</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>53,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe9">
<td>SF</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>53,7</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>—
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>STL</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>53,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIA</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>49,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>7½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PIT</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>48,4</td>
<td style="text-align:left"><span style="visibility:hidden;">0</span>8½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>COL</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>46,3</td>
<td style="text-align:left">12
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>MIL</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>45,1</td>
<td style="text-align:left">14
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>PHI</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>43,8</td>
<td style="text-align:left">16
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ARI</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>42,6</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>ATL</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>42,2</td>
<td style="text-align:left">18½
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>CIN</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">19
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>SD</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42,0</td>
<td style="text-align:left">19
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>Pfeile: <span style="color:darkgreen">▲</span> Verbesserung ggü. Juni, <span style="color:darkred">▼</span> Verschlechterung ggü. Juni, sonstige Erläuterung siehe NL April </small>
</p>
<ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional">
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Chicago Cubs,<br> Sieger der NL Central</div>
</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Washington Nationals,<br> Sieger der NL East</div>
</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">Los Angeles Dodgers,<br> Sieger der NL West</div>
</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">New York Mets,<br> 2. NL East</div>
</li>
<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">San Francisco Giants,<br> 2. NL West</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2></div>
<p><i>Hauptartikel: <a href="American_League_Wild_Card_Playoff_2016" title="American League Wild Card Playoff 2016">ALWC 2016</a>, <a href="National_League_Wild_Card_Playoff_2016" title="National League Wild Card Playoff 2016">NLWC 2016</a>, <a href="American_League_Division_Series_2016" title="American League Division Series 2016">ALDS 2016</a>, <a href="National_League_Division_Series_2016" title="National League Division Series 2016">NLDS 2016</a>, <a href="American_League_Championship_Series_2016" title="American League Championship Series 2016">ALCS 2016</a>, <a href="National_League_Championship_Series_2016" title="National League Championship Series 2016">NLCS 2016</a>, <a href="World_Series_2016" title="World Series 2016">World Series 2016</a></i>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modus_und_Teilnehmer">Modus und Teilnehmer</h3></div>
<p>Ab Anfang Oktober wurden die Division Series und anschließend die jeweilige Championship Series ausgespielt. Hierzu trafen zunächst die beiden Wild-Card Gewinner in einem Spiel aufeinander. Die drei Division-Sieger und der Gewinner des Wild-Card Spiels trafen in zwei Division-Series Begegnungen im Best-of-Five-Modus aufeinander (<a href="American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">ALDS</a> bzw. <a href="National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">NLDS</a> = American oder National League Division Series). Die Wild-Card-Sieger spielten gegen den besten Divisionssieger, also die Mannschaft mit den meisten Siegen aus den regulären Saisonspielen.
</p><p>Anschließend spielen die Sieger der Division-Series-Begegnungen im Best-of-Seven-Verfahren den jeweiligen League-Champion aus (<a href="American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">ALCS</a> bzw. <a href="National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> = American oder National League Championship Series).
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schema">Schema</h3></div>
<p>In der Postseason kam es zu folgenden Ergebnissen:
</p>
<table style="font-size:90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em; text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;">
<tbody><tr>
<td>
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"><i>Wild Card Games</i>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"><i>League Division Series</i>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"><i>League Championship Series</i>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"><i>World Series</i>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:1px; height:7px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:150px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:7px;">
</td>
<td style="width:5px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:150px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:7px;">
</td>
<td style="width:5px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:150px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:7px;">
</td>
<td style="width:5px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td>
<td style="width:150px;">
</td>
<td style="width:25px;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="5" rowspan="4">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">2
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;"><b>3</b>
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="3">
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="5">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="11">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">3
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;">0
</td>
<td rowspan="6" style="border:2px solid; border-left:0;">
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">2
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;"><b>4</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="8" rowspan="2">American League
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="3">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">WC1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;">1
</td>
<td rowspan="15" style="border:2px solid; border-left:0;">
</td>
<td rowspan="8" style="border-bottom:2px solid;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="Texas_Rangers_(Baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (Baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;">0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="11">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3">
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-right:2px solid; border-bottom:2px solid;">
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-top:2px solid;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">WC1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;"><b>3</b>
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="9">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">WC1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;"><b>1</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="5">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">WC2
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000;">0
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="8">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #660000;">AL
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; border-width:1px 1px 0 0; text-align:left;"><a href="Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe7" style="border:1px solid #660000; border-width:1px 1px 0 0;">3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="6">
</td>
<td rowspan="7">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">NL
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;"><b>4</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">2
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;">2
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="13">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">3
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;"><b>3</b>
</td>
<td rowspan="6" style="border:2px solid; border-left:0;">
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid;">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">3
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;">2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="8" rowspan="2">National League
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="3">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;"><b>4</b>
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="8">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;"><b>3</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="6">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3">
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-right:2px solid; border-bottom:2px solid;">
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="border-top:2px solid;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">WC2
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;">1
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="5">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">WC1
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><a href="New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;">0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="3">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#00008B; color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000066;">WC2
</td>
<td rowspan="2" class="notheme" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066; text-align:left; padding-left:.4em;"><b><a href="San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a></b>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="background:#D0E7FF; color:#202122; border:1px solid #000066;"><b>1</b>
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="height:7px;">
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><small>
<a class="external text" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vorlage:MLB-Postseason_2016&amp;action=edit">Ergebnisse eintragen</a><br>
<i>Wild Card Games: ein Spiel; ALDS, NLDS (Division Series): Best-of Five; ALCS, NLCS (Championship Series), World Series: Best-of-Seven</i></small>
</p><p><br>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spielerstatistik">Spielerstatistik</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hitting">Hitting</h3></div>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;">

<tbody><tr>
<th>
</th>
<th colspan="3" style="background:#FFBCBC;">American League
</th>
<th colspan="3" style="background:#D0E7FF;">National League
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th>Stat
</th>
<th style="width:10em">Player
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Total
</th>
<th style="width:10em">Player
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Total
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Batting_Average" title="Batting Average">AVG</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Jos%C3%A9_Altuve" title="José Altuve">José Altuve</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">HOU</a></td>
<td>.338
</td>
<td>DJ LeMahieu</td>
<td><a href="Colorado_Rockies_(Baseball)" title="Colorado Rockies (Baseball)">COL</a></td>
<td>.348
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Home run">HR</a>
</td>
<td>Mark Trumbo</td>
<td><a href="Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">BAL</a></td>
<td>47
</td>
<td>Nolan Arenado<br>Chris Carter</td>
<td><a href="Colorado_Rockies_(Baseball)" title="Colorado Rockies (Baseball)">COL</a><br><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a></td>
<td>41
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Run_Batted_In" title="Run Batted In">RBI</a>
</td>
<td>Edwin Encarnación<br><a href="David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">TOR</a><br> <a href="Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a></td>
<td>127
</td>
<td>Nolan Arenado</td>
<td><a href="Colorado_Rockies_(Baseball)" title="Colorado Rockies (Baseball)">COL</a></td>
<td>133
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Run_(Baseball)" title="Run (Baseball)">R</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Mike Trout</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">LAA</a></td>
<td>123
</td>
<td>Kris Bryant</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a></td>
<td>121
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Hit_(Baseball)" title="Hit (Baseball)">H</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Jos%C3%A9_Altuve" title="José Altuve">José Altuve</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">HOU</a></td>
<td>216
</td>
<td>Jean Segura</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">ARI</a></td>
<td>203
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Stolen_Base" title="Stolen Base">SB</a>
</td>
<td>Rajai Davis</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a></td>
<td>43
</td>
<td>Jonathan Villar</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a></td>
<td>62
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3></div>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;">

<tbody><tr>
<th>
</th>
<th colspan="3" style="background:#FFBCBC;">American League
</th>
<th colspan="3" style="background:#D0E7FF;">National League
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th>Stat
</th>
<th style="width:10em">Player
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Total
</th>
<th style="width:10em">Player
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Total
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Win_(Baseball)" title="Win (Baseball)">W</a>
</td>
<td>Rick Porcello</td>
<td><a href="Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a></td>
<td>22
</td>
<td>Max Scherzer</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">WAS</a></td>
<td>20
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Loss" title="Loss">L</a>
</td>
<td>Chris Archer</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">TB</a></td>
<td>19
</td>
<td>Jimmy Nelson</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a></td>
<td>16
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Earned_run_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>
</td>
<td>Aaron Sanchez</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">TOR</a></td>
<td>3.00
</td>
<td>Kyle Hendricks</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a></td>
<td>2.13
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a></td>
<td>254
</td>
<td>Max Scherzer</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">WAS</a></td>
<td>284
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>IP
</td>
<td><a href="David_Price_(Baseballspieler)" title="David Price (Baseballspieler)">David Price</a></td>
<td><a href="Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a></td>
<td>230.0
</td>
<td>Max Scherzer</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">WAS</a></td>
<td>228.1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">SV</a>
</td>
<td>Zach Britton</td>
<td><a href="Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">BAL</a></td>
<td>47
</td>
<td><a href="Jeurys_Familia" title="Jeurys Familia">Jeurys Familia</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a></td>
<td>51
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Karriere-Meilensteine">Karriere-Meilensteine</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batter"><a href="Batter_(Baseball)" title="Batter (Baseball)">Batter</a></h3></div>
<table class="wikitable sortable">

<tbody><tr>
<th>Spieler
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Meilenstein
</th>
<th>Kategorie
</th>
<th>Datum
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>Víctor Martínez</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">1.000</td>
<td><a href="Run_Batted_In" title="Run Batted In">RBI</a></td>
<td>21. April 2016<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="A.J._Pierzynski" title="A.J. Pierzynski">A.J. Pierzynski</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">ATL</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">2.000</td>
<td><a href="Hit_(Baseball)" title="Hit (Baseball)">Hit</a></td>
<td>27. April 2016<sup id="cite_ref-foxsports.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foxsports.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Ichir%C5%8D_Suzuki_(Baseballspieler)" title="Ichirō Suzuki (Baseballspieler)">Ichiro Suzuki</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">MIA</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">500</td>
<td><a href="Stolen_Base" title="Stolen Base">Stolen Base</a></td>
<td>29. April 2016<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></td>
<td><a href="Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">600</td>
<td>Double</td>
<td>14. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">400</td>
<td><a href="Home_Run" title="Home Run">Home Run</a></td>
<td>15. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Miguel_Cabrera_(Baseballspieler)" title="Miguel Cabrera (Baseballspieler)">Miguel Cabrera</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">500</td>
<td>Double</td>
<td>23. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Texas_Rangers_(Baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (Baseball)">TEX</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">1.500</td>
<td><a href="Run_Batted_In" title="Run Batted In">RBI</a></td>
<td>28. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Chase Utley</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">LAD</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">1.000</td>
<td><a href="Run_(Baseball)" title="Run (Baseball)">Run</a></td>
<td>22. Juni 2016<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Mark Teixeira</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">400</td>
<td><a href="Home_Run" title="Home Run">Home Run</a></td>
<td>3. Juli 2016<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sonstiges">Sonstiges</h4></div>
<p>Mets Pitcher <a href="Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Bartolo Colón</a>, der seit 1997 schon bei diversen MLB-Teams unter Vertrag stand, gelang am 7.&nbsp;Mai 2016 der erste Home Run seiner Karriere. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war Colón 42 Jahre und 349 Tage alt. Damit ist er der älteste Spieler der MLB zum Zeitpunkt seines ersten Home Runs.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitcher"><a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></h3></div>
<table class="wikitable sortable">

<tbody><tr>
<th>Spieler
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Meilenstein
</th>
<th>Kategorie
</th>
<th>Datum
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>Jonathan Papelbon</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">WAS</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">350</td>
<td><a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">Save</a></td>
<td>4. April 2016<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Jake_Arrieta" title="Jake Arrieta">Jake Arrieta</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">2</td>
<td><a href="No-Hitter" title="No-Hitter">No-Hitter</a></td>
<td>21. April 2016<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>John Lackey</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">2.000</td>
<td><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></td>
<td>6. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">2.000</td>
<td><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></td>
<td>18. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Francisco Rodríguez</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">400</td>
<td><a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">Save</a></td>
<td>24. Mai 2016<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Cole_Hamels" title="Cole Hamels">Cole Hamels</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Texas_Rangers_(Baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (Baseball)">TEX</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">2.000</td>
<td><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></td>
<td>12. Juni 2016<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Franchise_Rekorde">Franchise Rekorde</h4></div>
<p>Die Tabelle zeigt den Zeitpunkt, zu dem der Spieler die Führung in einer clubinternen Kategorie übernommen hat.
</p>
<table class="wikitable sortable">

<tbody><tr>
<th>Spieler
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Meilenstein
</th>
<th>Kategorie
</th>
<th>Datum
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>Kenley Jansen</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">LAD</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">162</td>
<td><a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">Save</a></td>
<td>20. Juni 2016<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Jeurys_Familia" title="Jeurys Familia">Jeurys Familia</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYY</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">25</td>
<td>aufeinanderfolgende <a href="Save_(Baseball)" title="Save (Baseball)">Saves</a> zu Saisonbeginn</td>
<td>24. Juni 2016<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Danny Duffy</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">KC</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">16</td>
<td><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a> in einem Spiel</td>
<td>1. August 2016<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ehrungen_und_Auszeichnungen">Ehrungen und Auszeichnungen</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spieler_des_Monats">Spieler des Monats</h3></div>
<table class="wikitable">

<tbody><tr>
<th>Monat<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</th>
<th style="background:#FFCBCB; width:11em;">American League
</th>
<th style="background:#D0E7FF; width:11em;">National League
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>April
</td>
<td>Manny Machado</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Bryce Harper
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Mai
</td>
<td>Jackie Bradley Jr.</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Daniel_Murphy_(Baseballspieler)" title="Daniel Murphy (Baseballspieler)">Daniel Murphy</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Juni
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> José Altuve</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Wil Myers
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Juli
</td>
<td>Mookie Betts</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Daniel_Murphy_(Baseballspieler)" title="Daniel Murphy (Baseballspieler)">Daniel Murphy</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>August
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Gary Sánchez</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Kris_Bryant" title="Kris Bryant">Kris Bryant</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>September
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Miguel_Cabrera_(Baseballspieler)" title="Miguel Cabrera (Baseballspieler)">Miguel Cabrera</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Freddie Freeman
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitcher_des_Monats">Pitcher des Monats</h3></div>
<table class="wikitable">

<tbody><tr>
<th>Monat<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</th>
<th style="background:#FFCBCB; width:11em;">American League
</th>
<th style="background:#D0E7FF; width:11em;">National League
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>April
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Jordan Zimmermann</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Jake_Arrieta" title="Jake Arrieta">Jake Arrieta</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Mai
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Rich Hill</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Clayton Kershaw</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Juni
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Danny Salazar</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Juli
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Stephen Strasburg
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>August
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Corey Kluber</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Kyle Hendricks
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>September
</td>
<td>Rick Porcello</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Jon Lester
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookie_des_Monats">Rookie des Monats</h3></div>
<table class="wikitable">

<tbody><tr>
<th>Monat<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</th>
<th style="background:#FFCBCB; width:11em;">American League
</th>
<th style="background:#D0E7FF; width:11em;">National League
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>April
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Nomar Mazara</td>
<td>Trevor Story
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Mai
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Nomar Mazara</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Steven_Matz" title="Steven Matz">Steven Matz</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Juni
</td>
<td>Tyler Naquin</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Corey Seager
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Juli
</td>
<td>Tyler Naquin</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Ryan Schimpf
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>August
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Gary Sánchez</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Trea Turner
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>September
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Ryon Healy</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> Trea Turner
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sperren">Sperren</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dopingfälle"><span id="Dopingf.C3.A4lle"></span>Dopingfälle</h3></div>

<p>Der seit März 2014 aktuelle Strafenkatalog der MLB für die <a href="Doping" title="Doping">Einnahme von leistungssteigernden Substanzen</a> sieht für die Einnahme von <a href="Steroide" title="Steroide">Steroiden</a> vor, den Spieler beim ersten Verstoß für 80 Spiele und beim zweiten Verstoß für eine ganze Saison (162 Spiele) zu sperren. Beim dritten Vergehen wird der Spieler mit einem lebenslangen Ausschluss aus der MLB bestraft.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unter gewissen Umständen kann die Strafe reduziert werden, bzw. bei der Einnahme von Substanzen die nicht den Steroiden zuzuordnen sind von vornherein geringer ausfallen.
</p><p>Bereits vor und zu Beginn der Saison wurden erneut mehrere Spieler der Einnahme von leistungssteigernden Substanzen überführt. So teilte die MLB am 12.&nbsp;Februar 2016 mit, dass der 26-jährige Pitcher <a href="Jenrry_Mej%C3%ADa" title="Jenrry Mejía">Jenrry Mejía</a> von den New York Mets positiv auf ein <a href="Anabole_Steroide" title="Anabole Steroide">anaboles Steroid</a> getestet wurde. Da Mejía bereits im April 2015 und im Juli 2015 der Steroideinnahme überführt wurde, sperrte ihn die MLB folgerichtig auf Lebenszeit. Der Spieler ist somit der erste, der den 2014 eingeführten <i>Lifetime Ban</i> erhält.<sup id="cite_ref-mejia_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mejia-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Bei den anderen positiv getesteten Spielern handelt es sich um Spieler ohne Doping-Vorgeschichte. Die Strafe von Kansas City Talent Raúl A. Mondesí wurde von 80 auf 50 Spiele reduziert, da er versichern konnte, die gefundene Substanz <a href="Clenbuterol" title="Clenbuterol">Clenbuterol</a> sei in einem <a href="Medikament" class="mw-redirect" title="Medikament">Medikament</a> enthalten, welches er zur Behandlung von <a href="Erk%C3%A4ltung" title="Erkältung">Erkältungs</a>- und <a href="Influenza" title="Influenza">Grippesymptomen</a> eingenommen hatte.<sup id="cite_ref-mondesi_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mondesi-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;">
<caption>Dopingfälle und -sperren aktiver MLB-Spieler in der Saison 2016
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Spieler
</th>
<th>Team
</th>
<th>Pos.
</th>
<th>Datum
</th>
<th>Verstoß
</th>
<th>Sperre
</th>
<th>Ref.
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Jenrry_Mej%C3%ADa" title="Jenrry Mejía">Jenrry Mejía</a></td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a></td>
<td><a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">P</a></td>
<td>12. Februar 2016</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>lebenslang</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-mejia_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mejia-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Abraham Almonte</td>
<td><a href="Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a></td>
<td><a href="Outfielder" title="Outfielder">CF</a></td>
<td>26. Februar 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>80 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Daniel Stumpf</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a></td>
<td><a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">P</a></td>
<td>14. April 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>80 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Chris Colabello</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">TOR</a></td>
<td><a href="First_Baseman" title="First Baseman">1B</a></td>
<td>21. April 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>80 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Dee Gordon</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">MIA</a></td>
<td><a href="Shortstop" title="Shortstop">SS</a></td>
<td>29. April 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>80 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Josh Ravin</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">LAD</a></td>
<td><a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">P</a></td>
<td>2. Mai 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>80 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Raúl A. Mondesí</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">KC</a></td>
<td><a href="Shortstop" title="Shortstop">SS</a></td>
<td>10. Mai 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-mondesi_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mondesi-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Marlon Byrd</td>
<td><a href="Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a></td>
<td><a href="Outfielder" title="Outfielder">OF</a></td>
<td>1. Juni 2016</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>162 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Alec Asher</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a></td>
<td><a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">P</a></td>
<td>16. Juni 2016</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>80 Spiele</td>
<td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sonstiges_2">Sonstiges</h3></div>

<p>Der <a href="Kuba" title="Kuba">Kubaner</a> Héctor Olivera von den Atlanta Braves wurde am 26.&nbsp;Mai rückwirkend zum 30.&nbsp;April 2016 wegen Verstoß gegen die <i>ligaübergreifende Vereinbarung über den Umgang mit häuslicher Gewalt, sexueller Nötigung und Kindesmissbrauch</i> für 82 Spiele gesperrt und erhielt wie üblich für diese Zeit kein Gehalt. Olivera, Silbermedaillengewinner mit Kuba bei den <a href="Olympische_Sommerspiele_2008/Baseball" title="Olympische Sommerspiele 2008/Baseball">Olympischen Spielen 2008 in Peking</a>, war am 13. April wegen angeblich tätlichen Angriffs auf eine Frau außerhalb eines Hotels verhaftet worden. Laut MLB-Offiziellen hat Olivera die Sperre akzeptiert. Da der Spieler bereits während der laufenden Untersuchungen nicht aktiv war und die Sperre so rückwirkend zu 30. April in Kraft trat, war Olivera ab 1.&nbsp;August wieder spielberechtigt.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Ein <a href="Charging_the_Mound" title="Charging the Mound">Charging the Mound</a> von Manny Machado von den <a href="Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> nach einem <a href="Hit_by_Pitch" title="Hit by Pitch">Hit by Pitch</a> durch <a href="Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> Pitcher Yordano Ventura am 7.&nbsp;Juni 2016 führte zu einer Massenschlägerei beider Teams. Die beiden Verursacher erhielten daraufhin Sperren von der MLB. Ventura wurde für neun, Machado für vier Spiele gesperrt. Beide Spieler haben Einspruch gegen die Bestrafung eingelegt und waren bis zur Anhörung weiter spielberechtigt.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
<ol class="references">
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/pirates-kick-2016-mlb-season-4-1-win-cardinals-article-1.2587103"><i>Pirates kick off 2016 MLB season with 4-1 win over Cardinals.</i></a> nydailynews.com, 3.&nbsp;April 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 27.&nbsp;April 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Pirates+kick+off+2016+MLB+season+with+4-1+win+over+Cardinals&amp;rft.description=Pirates+kick+off+2016+MLB+season+with+4-1+win+over+Cardinals&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fpirates-kick-2016-mlb-season-4-1-win-cardinals-article-1.2587103&amp;rft.publisher=nydailynews.com&amp;rft.date=2016-04-03&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
</li>
<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/allstar/2015/01/15/mlb-2016-all-star-game-san-diego-petco-park-bud-selig-statue/21806631/"><i>MLB awards 2016 All-Star Game to San Diego.</i></a> usatoday.com, 15.&nbsp;Januar 2015,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 27.&nbsp;April 2015</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=MLB+awards+2016+All-Star+Game+to+San+Diego&amp;rft.description=MLB+awards+2016+All-Star+Game+to+San+Diego&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fallstar%2F2015%2F01%2F15%2Fmlb-2016-all-star-game-san-diego-petco-park-bud-selig-statue%2F21806631%2F&amp;rft.publisher=usatoday.com&amp;rft.date=2015-01-15&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-nytimes.com-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-nytimes.com_9-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-nytimes.com_9-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/sports/baseball/cubs-jake-arrieta-throws-second-career-no-hitter.html?_r=0"><i>Cubs’ Jake Arrieta Throws Second Career No-Hitter.</i></a> New York Times, 21.&nbsp;April 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 27.&nbsp;April 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Cubs%E2%80%99+Jake+Arrieta+Throws+Second+Career+No-Hitter&amp;rft.description=Cubs%E2%80%99+Jake+Arrieta+Throws+Second+Career+No-Hitter&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F04%2F22%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fcubs-jake-arrieta-throws-second-career-no-hitter.html%3F_r%3D0&amp;rft.publisher=New+York+Times&amp;rft.date=2016-04-21&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-foxsports.com-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-foxsports.com_11-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-foxsports.com_11-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxsports.com/south/story/a-j-pierzynski-becomes-10th-catcher-to-reach-2-000-hits-042716"><i>A.J. Pierzynski becomes 10th catcher to reach 2,000 hits.</i></a> foxsports.com, 27.&nbsp;April 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 29.&nbsp;April 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=A.J.+Pierzynski+becomes+10th+catcher+to+reach+2%2C000+hits&amp;rft.description=A.J.+Pierzynski+becomes+10th+catcher+to+reach+2%2C000+hits&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com%2Fsouth%2Fstory%2Fa-j-pierzynski-becomes-10th-catcher-to-reach-2-000-hits-042716&amp;rft.publisher=foxsports.com&amp;rft.date=2016-04-27&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/04/29/ichiro-has-milestone-hit-stolen-base-against-brewers/83729054/"><i>Marlins’ Ichiro Suzuki has milestone hit, 500th stolen base against Brewers.</i></a> <a href="USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a>, 29.&nbsp;April 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 1.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Marlins%E2%80%99+Ichiro+Suzuki+has+milestone+hit%2C+500th+stolen+base+against+Brewers&amp;rft.description=Marlins%E2%80%99+Ichiro+Suzuki+has+milestone+hit%2C+500th+stolen+base+against+Brewers&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2F2016%2F04%2F29%2Fichiro-has-milestone-hit-stolen-base-against-brewers%2F83729054%2F&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BUSA+Today%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-04-29&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.mlb.com/news/article/185673588/dodgers-chase-utley-scores-1000th-run"><i>Utley scores 1,000th career run on wild pitch.</i></a> mlb.com, 22.&nbsp;Juni 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23.&nbsp;Juni 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Utley+scores+1%2C000th+career+run+on+wild+pitch&amp;rft.description=Utley+scores+1%2C000th+career+run+on+wild+pitch&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fm.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2F185673588%2Fdodgers-chase-utley-scores-1000th-run&amp;rft.publisher=mlb.com&amp;rft.date=2016-06-22&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.mlb.com/news/article/187705528/mark-teixeira-reaches-400-home-runs/"><i>Teixeira joins 400-homer club – Yankees slugger is 5th switch-hitter to reach milestone.</i></a> mlb.com, 3.&nbsp;Juli 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 14.&nbsp;Juli 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Teixeira+joins+400-homer+club+%E2%80%93+Yankees+slugger+is+5th+switch-hitter+to+reach+milestone&amp;rft.description=Teixeira+joins+400-homer+club+%E2%80%93+Yankees+slugger+is+5th+switch-hitter+to+reach+milestone&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fm.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2F187705528%2Fmark-teixeira-reaches-400-home-runs%2F&amp;rft.publisher=mlb.com&amp;rft.date=2016-07-03&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/mlb/1605/News/homerun-baseball-bartolo-colon-historisch-new-york-mets.html"><i>MLB: Bartolo Colon schlägt Homerun mit 42 – Mets-Pitcher schlägt Rekord-Homerun.</i></a> <a href="Spox.com" title="Spox.com">Spox.com</a>, 10.&nbsp;Mai 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 10.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=MLB%3A+Bartolo+Colon+schl%C3%A4gt+Homerun+mit+42+%E2%80%93+Mets-Pitcher+schl%C3%A4gt+Rekord-Homerun&amp;rft.description=MLB%3A+Bartolo+Colon+schl%C3%A4gt+Homerun+mit+42+%E2%80%93+Mets-Pitcher+schl%C3%A4gt+Rekord-Homerun&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spox.com%2Fde%2Fsport%2Fussport%2Fmlb%2F1605%2FNews%2Fhomerun-baseball-bartolo-colon-historisch-new-york-mets.html&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BSpox.com%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-05-10">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.mlb.com/news/article/176574872/john-lackey-notches-2000th-career-strikeout"><i>Lackey reaches 2,000-strikeout milestone.</i></a> mlb.com, 6.&nbsp;Mai 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 7.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Lackey+reaches+2%2C000-strikeout+milestone&amp;rft.description=Lackey+reaches+2%2C000-strikeout+milestone&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fm.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2F176574872%2Fjohn-lackey-notches-2000th-career-strikeout&amp;rft.publisher=mlb.com&amp;rft.date=2016-05-06&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/05/18/justin-verlander-detroit-tigers/84549010/"><i>Justin Verlander hits 2,000-strikeout milestone.</i></a> Detroit Free Press, 18.&nbsp;Mai 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 19.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Justin+Verlander+hits+2%2C000-strikeout+milestone&amp;rft.description=Justin+Verlander+hits+2%2C000-strikeout+milestone&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Ftigers%2F2016%2F05%2F18%2Fjustin-verlander-detroit-tigers%2F84549010%2F&amp;rft.publisher=Detroit+Free+Press&amp;rft.date=2016-05-18&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2016/06/12/live-rangers-mariners-cole-hamels-starting-texas"><i>Cole Hamels records his 2,000th career strikeout, and the Rangers collect their seventh consecutive series victory.</i></a> Dallas Morning News, 13.&nbsp;Juni 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 14.&nbsp;Juni 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Cole+Hamels+records+his+2%2C000th+career+strikeout%2C+and+the+Rangers+collect+their+seventh+consecutive+series+victory&amp;rft.description=Cole+Hamels+records+his+2%2C000th+career+strikeout%2C+and+the+Rangers+collect+their+seventh+consecutive+series+victory&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsday.dallasnews.com%2Ftexas-rangers%2Frangers%2F2016%2F06%2F12%2Flive-rangers-mariners-cole-hamels-starting-texas&amp;rft.publisher=Dallas+Morning+News&amp;rft.date=2016-06-13&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thescore.com/news/1049542"><i>Familia sets another saves record for Mets.</i></a> theScore, 25.&nbsp;Juni 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 26.&nbsp;Juni 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Familia+sets+another+saves+record+for+Mets&amp;rft.description=Familia+sets+another+saves+record+for+Mets&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thescore.com%2Fnews%2F1049542&amp;rft.publisher=theScore&amp;rft.date=2016-06-25&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.mlb.com/news/article/193072992/danny-duffy-strikes-out-16-sets-royals-record/"><i>Duffy owns Royals mark with 16 strikeouts.</i></a> mlb.com, 1.&nbsp;August 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 8.&nbsp;August 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Duffy+owns+Royals+mark+with+16+strikeouts&amp;rft.description=Duffy+owns+Royals+mark+with+16+strikeouts&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fm.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2F193072992%2Fdanny-duffy-strikes-out-16-sets-royals-record%2F&amp;rft.publisher=mlb.com&amp;rft.date=2016-08-01&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.mlb.com/awards/history-winners/?award_id=NLROM"><i>All-time winners rookie of the month.</i></a> mlb.com,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 6.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=All-time+winners+rookie+of+the+month&amp;rft.description=All-time+winners+rookie+of+the+month&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fm.mlb.com%2Fawards%2Fhistory-winners%2F%3Faward_id%3DNLROM&amp;rft.publisher=mlb.com&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-mejia-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-mejia_33-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-mejia_33-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/sports/baseball/mets-reliever-jenrry-mejia-permanently-barred-from-major-league-baseball.html?_r=1"><i>Mets Pitcher Jenrry Mejia Is First Major Leaguer to Get Lifetime Ban for Doping.</i></a> <a href="New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a>, 12.&nbsp;Februar 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Mets+Pitcher+Jenrry+Mejia+Is+First+Major+Leaguer+to+Get+Lifetime+Ban+for+Doping&amp;rft.description=Mets+Pitcher+Jenrry+Mejia+Is+First+Major+Leaguer+to+Get+Lifetime+Ban+for+Doping&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F02%2F13%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fmets-reliever-jenrry-mejia-permanently-barred-from-major-league-baseball.html%3F_r%3D1&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BNew+York+Times%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-02-12&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-38">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/mlb/1604/News/baseball-dee-gordon-miami-marlins-sperre-doping.html"><i>Schock für die Marlins – Gordon wegen Dopings gesperrt.</i></a> <a href="Spox.com" title="Spox.com">Spox.com</a>, 29.&nbsp;April 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Schock+f%C3%BCr+die+Marlins+%E2%80%93+Gordon+wegen+Dopings+gesperrt&amp;rft.description=Schock+f%C3%BCr+die+Marlins+%E2%80%93+Gordon+wegen+Dopings+gesperrt&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spox.com%2Fde%2Fsport%2Fussport%2Fmlb%2F1604%2FNews%2Fbaseball-dee-gordon-miami-marlins-sperre-doping.html&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BSpox.com%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-04-29">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-39">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/mlb/1605/News/josh-ravin-los-angeles-dodgers-dopingsperre-80-spiele.html"><i>Dodgers-Pitcher aus dem Verkehr gezogen – Auch Ravin 80 Spiele gesperrt.</i></a> <a href="Spox.com" title="Spox.com">Spox.com</a>, 4.&nbsp;Mai 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Mai 2016</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Dodgers-Pitcher+aus+dem+Verkehr+gezogen+%E2%80%93+Auch+Ravin+80+Spiele+gesperrt&amp;rft.description=Dodgers-Pitcher+aus+dem+Verkehr+gezogen+%E2%80%93+Auch+Ravin+80+Spiele+gesperrt&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spox.com%2Fde%2Fsport%2Fussport%2Fmlb%2F1605%2FNews%2Fjosh-ravin-los-angeles-dodgers-dopingsperre-80-spiele.html&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BSpox.com%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-05-04">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-40">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rp-online.de/sport/us-sport/mlb/mlb-marlon-byrd-fuer-162-spiele-gesperrt_aid-21431193"><i>Wiederholungstäter Byrd für 162 Spiele gesperrt.</i></a> <a href="Rheinische_Post" title="Rheinische Post">Rheinische Post</a>, 1.&nbsp;Juni 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 2.&nbsp;Juni 2016</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AMLB+2016&amp;rft.title=Wiederholungst%C3%A4ter+Byrd+f%C3%BCr+162+Spiele+gesperrt&amp;rft.description=Wiederholungst%C3%A4ter+Byrd+f%C3%BCr+162+Spiele+gesperrt&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Frp-online.de%2Fsport%2Fus-sport%2Fmlb%2Fmlb-marlon-byrd-fuer-162-spiele-gesperrt_aid-21431193&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BRheinische+Post%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-06-01">&nbsp;</span></span>
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