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2016 Houston Astros season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2016 Houston Astros season was the 55th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 52nd as the Astros, fourth in both the American League and American League West, and 17th at Minute Maid Park. After a 7–17 start in the month of April, the Astros produced a winning record over their next four months, highlighted by an 18–8 record in June. After going 12–15 in September, the Astros were eliminated from playoff contention. They finished in third place in the AL West with a final record of 84–78, eleven games back of the division champion Texas Rangers. As of 2023, this was the last time the Astros had missed the playoffs, and the last time they did not reach the ALCS.
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| 2016 Houston Astros | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park | |||
| City | Houston, Texas | |||
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Jim Crane | |||
| General managers | Jeff Luhnow | |||
| Managers | A. J. Hinch | |||
| Television | Root Sports Southwest (Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum) | |||
| Radio | Sportstalk 790 (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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- 11/13/15 – Astros re-signed OF Colby Rasmus to the team's qualifying offer of one year, $15.8 million.[1]
- 11/19/15 – Astros traded IF Jonathan Villar to the Milwaukee Brewers for RHP Cy Sneed.[2]
- 11/25/15 – Astros traded IF Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Brendan McCurry.[3]
- 12/2/15 – Astros traded C Hank Conger to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.[4]
- 12/2/15 – Astros non-tendered 1B Chris Carter, making him a free agent.[5]
- 12/11/15 – Astros re-signed LHP Tony Sipp to three year, $18 million deal.[6]
- 12/12/15 – Astros traded RHP Vince Velasquez, RHP Mark Appel, LHP Brett Oberholtzer, RHP Harold Arauz, and RHP Thomas Eshelman to the Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Ken Giles and IF Jonathan Araúz.[7]
- 1/28/16 – Astros signed free agent RHP Doug Fister to one year, $7 million deal.[8]
2016 marked the final year the Astros played their spring training ball at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida, where Houston had played since 1985. In 2017, the Astros moved to The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, a brand new stadium located in West Palm Beach, Florida that Houston shares with the Washington Nationals.[9][10]
Houston finished fifth in the Grapefruit League with an 18–11 record, four games back of the champion Nationals.
Season standings
American League West
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
| Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 9 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 11 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 21 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
| Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 34–47 | 35–46 |
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American League Wild Card
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| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
| Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | 0.584 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
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| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 2½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 15 |
| Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 20 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 21 |
| Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 30 |
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Record against opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
| Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
| Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
| New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
| Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
| Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
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April: 7–17 (Home: 4–6; Away: 3–11)
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May: 17–12 (Home: 9–7; Away: 8–5)
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June: 18–8 (Home: 9–2; Away: 9–6)
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July: 13–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 3–6)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 9–5)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 4–9; Away: 8–6)
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Through 2016 season
Batting
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| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | AB | At Bats | R | Runs |
| H | Hits | HR | Home runs | RBI | Runs batted in |
| BB | Base on balls (walks) | SB | Stolen bases | AVG. | Batting average |
| OBP. | On-base % | SLG. | Slugging % | OPS | On-base plus slugging |
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| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | AVG. | OBP. | SLG. | OPS |
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| José Altuve | 161 | 640 | 108 | 216 | 24 | 96 | 60 | 30 | .338 | .396 | .531 | .928 |
| Alex Bregman | 49 | 201 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 34 | 15 | 2 | .264 | .313 | .478 | .791 |
| Jason Castro | 113 | 329 | 41 | 69 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 2 | .210 | .307 | .377 | .684 |
| Carlos Correa | 153 | 577 | 76 | 158 | 20 | 96 | 75 | 13 | .274 | .361 | .451 | .811 |
| Matt Duffy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scott Feldman | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Doug Fister | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Evan Gattis | 128 | 447 | 58 | 112 | 32 | 72 | 43 | 2 | .251 | .319 | .508 | .826 |
| Carlos Gómez | 85 | 295 | 27 | 62 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 13 | .210 | .272 | .322 | .594 |
| Marwin González | 141 | 484 | 55 | 123 | 13 | 51 | 22 | 12 | .254 | .293 | .401 | .694 |
| Yulieski Gourriel | 36 | 130 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .262 | .292 | .385 | .677 |
| Teoscar Hernández | 41 | 100 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .230 | .304 | .420 | .724 |
| Tony Kemp | 59 | 120 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | .217 | .296 | .325 | .621 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Erik Kratz | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .069 | .100 | .103 | .203 |
| Jake Marisnick | 118 | 287 | 40 | 62 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 10 | .209 | .257 | .331 | .588 |
| Lance McCullers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Collin McHugh | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Colin Moran | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 |
| Colby Rasmus | 107 | 369 | 38 | 76 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 4 | .206 | .286 | .355 | .641 |
| A. J. Reed | 45 | 122 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .164 | .270 | .262 | .532 |
| George Springer | 162 | 644 | 116 | 168 | 29 | 82 | 88 | 9 | .261 | .359 | .457 | .815 |
| Max Stassi | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| Preston Tucker | 48 | 134 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .164 | .222 | .328 | .551 |
| Luis Valbuena | 90 | 292 | 38 | 76 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 1 | .260 | .357 | .459 | .816 |
| Tyler White | 86 | 149 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 1 | .217 | .286 | .378 | .664 |
| Danny Worth | 16 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .200 | .231 | .431 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5545 | 724 | 1367 | 198 | 689 | 554 | 102 | .247 | .319 | .417 | .735 |
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Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Total runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Kevin Chapman | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Chris Devenski | 4 | 4 | 2.16 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 108.1 | 79 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 104 |
| Scott Feldman | 5 | 3 | 2.90 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 62.0 | 64 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 42 |
| Michael Feliz | 8 | 1 | 4.43 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 95 |
| Josh Fields | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| Mike Fiers | 11 | 8 | 4.48 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 168.2 | 187 | 89 | 84 | 42 | 134 |
| Doug Fister | 12 | 13 | 4.64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 180.1 | 195 | 98 | 93 | 62 | 115 |
| Ken Giles | 2 | 5 | 4.11 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 65.2 | 60 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 102 |
| Luke Gregerson | 4 | 3 | 3.28 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 57.2 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 67 |
| Jandel Gustave | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Will Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.25 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 64.0 | 52 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 69 |
| James Hoyt | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 9 | 12 | 4.55 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 168.0 | 168 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 144 |
| Erik Kratz | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance McCullers | 6 | 5 | 3.22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 81.0 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 106 |
| Collin McHugh | 13 | 10 | 4.34 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 184.2 | 206 | 92 | 89 | 54 | 177 |
| Joe Musgrove | 4 | 4 | 4.06 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 62.0 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 55 |
| Pat Neshek | 2 | 2 | 3.06 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| David Paulino | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Brad Peacock | 0 | 1 | 3.69 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31.2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 28 |
| Brady Rodgers | 0 | 1 | 15.12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Tony Sipp | 1 | 2 | 4.95 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 43.2 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 40 |
| Tyler White | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 84 | 78 | 4.06 | 162 | 162 | 44 | 1468.0 | 1441 | 701 | 663 | 453 | 1396 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- "Colby Rasmus Accepts Astros' Qualifying Offer: Latest Contract Details, Reaction". bleacherreport.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Brewers Acquire Jonathan Villar From Astros". MLBtraderumors.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Oakland A's acquire Jed Lowrie from Houston Astros for RHP Brendan McCurry". SB Nation. November 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Rays trade for Astros catcher Hank Conger". tampabay.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Astros To Non-Tender Chris Carter". MLBtraderumors.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Report: RP Tony Sipp, Astros agree to $18 million, 3-year deal". ESPN.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Phillies deal closer Ken Giles to Astros". ESPN.com. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Astros sign Doug Fister". MLBtraderumors.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Kissimmee lands Brewers' FSL affiliate". Orlando Sentinel. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "Nationals' and Astros' joint spring training site takes shape in West Palm Beach". The Washington Post. May 26, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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