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2016 Chicago Cubs
National League Central Champions
DivisionCentral Division
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersTom Ricketts
ManagersJoe Maddon
TelevisionWGN-TV
CSN Chicago
CSN Chicago Plus
WLS-TV
WPWR-TV
(Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies)
RadioWSCR (AM)
Chicago Cubs Radio Network
(Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Mark Grote)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2016 Chicago Cubs season is the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs 101st season at Wrigley Field. To celebrate their 100 years at Wrigley, the Cubs wore a patch on their home uniforms and wore 1916 throwback uniforms on July 6.[1]

They began the season on the road against the Los Angeles Angels on April 4, 2016 and will finish the regular season on October 2, 2016 at the Cincinnati Reds. They finished with the best record in the National League and won their first National League Central title since the 2008 season. The team also reached the 100 win mark for the first time since 1935. The Cubs will face the Wild Card winner in the Division Series.

Offseason

Trades and acquisitions

November 2015

December 2015

February 2016

Broadcast changes

After just one year broadcasting on WBBM (780-AM), the Cubs announced that the radio broadcast of their games will move to WSCR (670-AM) for the 2016 season.[16]

Season notes

Injuries, trades and transactions during the season

  • April 7, OF Kyle Schwarber tears anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee in collision with Dexter Fowler, placed on 60-day DL. Out for the season.[17] IF Munenori Kawasaki is recalled from AAA Iowa.[18]
  • April 13, Cubs acquire LHP Giovanni Soto from the Cleveland Indians for cash.
  • April 15, Cubs option IF Munenori Kawasaki to AAA Iowa, IF Javier Baez was recalled from Iowa.[19]
  • April 28, Cubs place C Miguel Montero (stiff back) on the 15-day DL retroactive to April 25. C Tim Federowicz is called up from the minors.[20]
  • May 3, Cubs place OF Matt Szczur (mild right hamstring strain) on 15-day DL. OF Ryan Kalish is called up from the minors.[21]
  • May 11, Cubs call up RHP Carl Edwards, Jr. as the 26th man for the doubleheader.[22]
  • May 14, Cubs activate C Miguel Montero and OF Ryan Kalish is designated for assignment.[23]
  • May 17, Cubs sign RHP Joe Nathan and place him on the 60 day DL.[24]
  • May 21, OF Matt Szczur is activated from the 15-day DL and RP Neil Ramirez is designated for assignment.[25]
  • June 6, OF Jorge Soler leaves game (hamstring strain), placed on 15-day DL. OF Albert Almora, Jr. is called up from the minors.[26]
  • June 9, OF/IF Chris Coghlan is reacquired from the Oakland A's in exchange for IF Arismendy Alcántara.[27]
  • June 9, IF Tommy La Stella (hamstring) placed on 15-day DL.[28] Coghlan to take place on roster.
  • June 9, RHP Joel Peralta signs minor league deal with Cubs.[29]
  • June 12, Cubs claim RHP R.J. Alvarez off of waivers from the Oakland A's. Alvarez sent to AAA Iowa.[30]
  • June 14, Cubs sign LHP Brian Matusz to a minor league deal.[31]
  • June 17, Cubs call up C Willson Contreras from the minors.[32] C Tim Federowicz was designated for assignment.[33]
  • June 20, Cubs place OF Dexter Fowler on the DL. RHP Carl Edwards, Jr. is recalled from AAA Iowa.[34]
  • June 21, Cubs place RHP Clayton Richard on 15-day DL (blister). RHP Adam Warren optioned to AAA Iowa. Cubs call up LHP Gerardo Concepcion and recall RHP Spencer Patton.[35]
  • June 27, Cubs called up RHP Joel Peralta and send LHP Gerardo Concepcion back to AAA Iowa.[36]
  • July 3, IF Chris Coghlan sent to DL with strained ribcage, 3B Jeimer Candelario called up from AAA Iowa.
  • July 6, Cubs activate IF Tommy La Stella from DL and call up RHP Adam Warren from AAA Iowa. RHP Joel Peralta is designated for assignment and C David Ross is placed on seven day concussion DL.[37]
  • July 9, Cubs call up IF Munenori Kawasaki from AAA Iowa, 3B Jeimer Candelario was optioned to Iowa.[38]
  • July 11, IF Munenori Kawasaki sent back to AAA Iowa.[39]
  • July 15, RHP Trevor Cahill to DL (knee), LHP Clayton Richard and C David Ross activated from DL.[40]
  • July 18–20, Trevor Cahill, Dexter Fowler and Jorge Soler are sent to Iowa Cubs for rehab assignments.[41]
  • July 20, Cubs acquire LHP Mike Montgomery from Seattle in exchange for minor league 1B Dan Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn. Cubs also receive minor league RHP Jordan Pries.[42]
  • July 21, Cubs option RHP Spencer Patton to AAA Iowa.[43]
  • July 22, OF Dexter Fowler is activated from DL, OF Albert Almora, Jr. option to AAA Iowa.[44]
  • July 24, Cubs activate RHP Joe Nathan from 60 day DL, RHP Adam Warren optioned to AAA Iowa.[45]
  • July 25, Cubs acquire LHP Aroldis Chapman from New York Yankees in exchange for RHP Warren, minor league SS Gleyber Torres, minor league OF Billy McKinney, and minor league OF Rashad Crawford.[46]
  • July 26, LHP Clayton Richard designated for assignment, LHP Aroldis Chapman added to active roster.[47]
  • July 29, Cubs activate IF Chris Coghlan from DL, option IF Tommy La Stella to AAA Iowa.[48][49]
  • July 31, Cubs call up LHP Brian Matusz, RHP Justin Grimm optioned to AAA Iowa.[50]
  • August 1, LHP Brian Matusz designated for assignment, RHP Spencer Patton recalled.[51]
  • August 1, Cubs acquire RHP Joe Smith from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for minor league RHP Jesus Castillo.[52][53]
  • August 2, RHP Joe Smith added to roster, RHP Spencer Patton optioned to AAA Iowa.[54]
  • August 3, RHP Jason Hammel placed on bereavement list, RHP Justin Grimm recalled from AAA Iowa.[55]
  • August 9, RHP Jason Hammel activated from bereavement list, RHP Justin Grimm sent back to AAA Iowa.[56]
  • August 11, RHP Pedro Strop sent to DL with meniscus tear in his left knee, RHP Justin Grimm recalled from Iowa.[57]
  • August 16, RHP Trevor Cahill activated from DL for doubleheader as 26th member of roster, will start game one of doubleheader.[58]
  • August 17, RHP Joe Smith to the DL with a hamstring strain, RHP Trevor Cahill remains on roster.[59] OF Chris Coghlan also placed on DL with rib contusion, RHP Spencer Patton recalled.[60]
  • August 19, RHP John Lackey (shoulder) and RHP Héctor Rondón (triceps) to the DL, RHP Félix Peña and LHP Rob Zastryzny called up from Iowa.[61]
  • August 31, IF Tommy La Stella recalled from Iowa, RHP Spencer Patton optioned to Iowa.[62]
  • September 1 begins the expansion from the 25 man roster to the 40 man roster. OF Chris Coughlan and RHP Joe Smith activated from DL. RHP Jake Buchanan called up from Iowa.[63]
  • September 4, RHP John Lackey activated from DL to make start.[64]
  • September 6, Cubs activate RHP Héctor Rondón from DL. OF Albert Almora, Jr., C Tim Federowicz, IF Munenori Kawasaki, and RHP Spencer Patton recalled from Iowa.[65] RHP R.J. Alvarez designated for assignment.[66]

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 103 58 .640 — 57‍–‍24 46‍–‍34
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 17½ 38‍–‍43 48‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 83 .484 25 38‍–‍42 40‍–‍41
Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 .451 30½ 41‍–‍40 32‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420 35½ 38‍–‍43 30‍–‍51


Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
Chicago Cubs 103 58 .640
Washington Nationals 95 67 .586
Los Angeles Dodgers 91 71 .562
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
New York Mets 87 75 .537 —
San Francisco Giants 87 75 .537 —
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 1
Miami Marlins 79 82 .491 7½
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 83 .484 8½
Colorado Rockies 75 87 .463 12
Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 .451 14
Philadelphia Phillies 71 91 .438 16
Arizona Diamondbacks 69 93 .426 18
Atlanta Braves 68 93 .422 18½
San Diego Padres 68 94 .420 19
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420 19


Record vs. opponents

2016 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2016
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 5–2 2–5 3–3 10–9 7–12 2–4 3–4 5–1 4–3 1–5 10–9 6–13 4–3 2–5 5–15
Atlanta 2–5 — 3–3 3–4 1–6 1–5 11–7 2–5 10–9 11–8 3–4 4–2 3–4 2–4 4–15 8–12
Chicago 5–2 3–3 — 15–4 2–4 4–3 4–3 11–8 2–5 5–1 14–4 4–2 4–3 10–9 5–2 15–5
Cincinnati 3–3 4–3 4–15 — 5–2 2–5 3–4 11–8 0–6 4–2 9–10 3–4 3–3 9–10 3–4 5–15
Colorado 9–10 6–1 4–2 2–5 — 7–12 2–5 1–5 6–1 2–5 2–5 10–9 9–10 2–4 4–2 9–11
Los Angeles 12–7 5–1 3–4 5–2 12–7 — 1–6 5–2 4–3 4–2 2–5 11–8 8–11 4–2 5–1 10–10
Miami 4–2 7–11 3–4 4–3 5–2 6–1 — 4–2 7–12 9–10 6–1 3–3 2–4 4–3 9–10 6–14
Milwaukee 4–3 5–2 8–11 8–11 5–1 2–5 2–4 — 2–5 3–4 9–10 3–4 1–5 6–13 4–2 11–9
New York 1–5 9–10 5–2 6–0 1–6 3–4 12–7 5–2 — 12–7 3–3 4–3 4–3 3–3 7–12 12–8
Philadelphia 3–4 8–11 1–5 2–4 5–2 2–4 10–9 4–3 7–12 — 3–4 5–2 3–3 2–5 5–14 11–9
Pittsburgh 5–1 4–3 4–14 10–9 5–2 5–2 1–6 10–9 3–3 4–3 — 3–3 4–3 9–10 2–4 9–11
San Diego 9–10 2–4 2–4 4–3 9–10 8–11 3–3 4–3 3–4 2–5 3–3 — 8–11 1–6 4–3 6–14
San Francisco 13–6 4–3 3–4 3–3 10–9 11–8 4–2 5–1 3–4 3–3 3–4 11–8 — 3–4 3–4 8–12
St. Louis 3–4 4–2 9–10 10–9 4–2 2–4 3–4 13–6 3–3 5–2 10–9 6–1 4–3 — 2–5 8–12
Washington 5–2 15–4 2–5 4–3 2–4 1–5 10–9 2–4 12–7 14–5 4–2 3–4 4–3 5–2 — 12–8


Opening Day Starters

Monday, April 4, 2016 at Los Angeles Angels

Name Pos.
Dexter Fowler CF
Jason Heyward RF
Ben Zobrist 2B
Anthony Rizzo 1B
Kris Bryant 3B
Kyle Schwarber LF
Jorge Soler DH
Miguel Montero C
Addison Russell SS

Starting Pitcher: Jake Arrieta

Season summary

April

The Cubs won their first three games and eight of their first nine to begin the season 8–1, their best start since 1969.[67]

  • April 8 – Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler collide in the outfield in a game against the Arizona Diamonbacks. Schwarber tears his ACL and LCL in his left knee on the play and is side-lined for the remainder of the season.[68]
  • April 21 – The Cubs hit five homers to beat the Cincinnati Reds 16–0 as Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter for the second time in 11 regular season starts. Kris Bryant has six runs-batted-in.[69]
  • April 24 – After losing the day before, the Cubs defeat the Cincinnati Reds 9–0 with two homers by Anthony Rizzo. As a result, the Cubs remain the only team in baseball not to have lost back-to-back games.[70]
  • April 30 – The Cubs finish the month of April with an MLB-best record of 17–5. Jake Arrieta is selected National League Player of the Month.[71]

May

  • May 2 – Cubs announce Jason Heyward has a sore wrist and will miss a few days.[72]
  • May 2 – Matt Szczur experiences tightness in his hamstring and undergoes an MRI.[73]
  • May 3 – For the third regular season month in a row (August, September, April), Jake Arrieta is named Pitcher of the Month for the National League, tying a major league record.[74]
  • May 8 – Cubs have their best 30-game start since 1907, going 24–6 (went 22–4 in 1907). Cubs become the first team since the 1984 Detroit Tigers to win at least 24 of their first 30 games.[75]
  • May 11 – Cubs suffer their first back-to-back losses of the season, the last team to do so.
  • May 18 – Cubs catcher David Ross throws out four baserunners in a nine inning game against the Milwaukee Brewers.[76]
  • May 20 – Right fielder Jason Heyward suffers an injury colliding with the right-center field wall at San Francisco's AT&T Park and leaves game.[77] The team announces he suffered a contusion and will miss a few games.
  • May 24 – Jason Heyward returns to the lineup after missing four games.[78]
  • May 30 – Starting pitcher Jason Hammel leaves a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings with a leg cramp. Cubs relievers Travis Wood, Justin Grimm, Pedro Strop, and Hector Rondon combine for seven perfect innings to win the game.[79]

June

  • The Cubs began June with the best run differential, plus 129, and a record of 35–15, also the best.[80] Cubs starting pitchers began the month with a combined earned run average of 2.38.[81]
  • June 1 – Major League Baseball announces results of early All Star Game voting. The Cubs have five players in starting positions: Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Ben Zobrist, Anthony Rizzo, and Dexter Fowler.[82]
  • June 1 – Jon Lester pitches a complete game four-hitter as the Cubs beat the Dodgers 2–1.[83]
  • June 8 – Major League baseball releases update of All Star Game voting. The Cubs have received the four highest amount of votes among NL teams: Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler, and Ben Zobrist. Addison Russell is also leading at SS.[84]
  • June 11 – Jake Arrieta's 8–2 victory in Atlanta gives him a record of 7–0 in road starts and 10–1 overall.[85]
  • June 13 – Jon Lester is named National League Player of the Week.[86]
  • June 18 – Dexter Fowler leaves game after first inning with hamstring discomfort.
  • June 19 – Willson Contreras hits a home run on the first pitch of his first major-league at-bat becoming the 30th player in the Modern MLB Era to do so[87] and the eighth player in Cubs history to homer in his first at-bat.[88]
  • June 22 – Miguel Montero leaves game after play at the plate with apparent right knee injury.[89] The Cubs are swept by the Cardinals at Wrigley Field for the first time since 1988.[90]
  • June 27 – Kris Bryant becomes first player in MLB history to hit three home runs and two doubles in one game, going 5–5 in the game with six RBI's. His 16 total bases set a franchise record and he becomes the youngest player in club history to hit three home runs in the same game.[91]
  • June 28 – A game at Cincinnati went into extra innings as a 2–2 tie. By the end of the 12th inning, both teams had used up all their position players. The Cubs used three pitchers to play left field. Travis Wood entered the game in left in the 14th with Spencer Patton beginning the inning at pitcher. He retired the first batter and was sent to left field and Wood replaced him on the mound. Following a groundout, the two players switched positions again. After the Cubs took the lead in the 15th inning, Pedro Strop replaced Patton and played left field with Wood returning to pitch. Wood finished the game with 1 1/3 innings pitched, allowing one hit and striking out three. It was the first time since 1961 that three pitchers moved from the mound to outfield and back in the same game.[92] The last time two pitchers did so was in 1986, when the visiting Mets switched Jesse Orosco and Roger McDowell against Cincinnati.[93][94] In the 15th, Javier Baez hit a grand slam, his first career grand slam, which is the latest grand slam, by inning, in Cubs history.[92]
  • June 30 – Jon Lester is named National League Pitcher of the Month for June.

July

  • The Cubs began July with the best record in baseball, 51–27, the best run differential at plus 169 and having a run of 10 consecutive months of at least .500 play. The pitching staff had the lowest ERA, the fewest hits allowed, runs allowed, earned runs allowed, and the lowest batting average by opponents in MLB. The Cubs offense when compared to all teams was second in on base percentage, second in base runners who eventually score, second in the number of RBI's and first in walks.[95] Kris Bryant was tied with Todd Frazier of the Chicago White Sox and Mark Trumbo of the Baltimore Orioles for the Major League Home Run lead with 23 and was 4th with 61 RBI's. Anthony Rizzo had 60.
  • The July 12th All-Star game in San Diego will begin with the entire Cubs infield (Bryant, Rizzo, Russell, and Zobrist) as starters. Rizzo led all National League players in votes.[96] Zobrist beat out Daniel Murphy by 88 votes.[97] Fowler, though injured, was the top vote getter for National League outfielders. Lester and Arrieta were also named to the team.
  • July 3 – The Cubs are swept by the New York Mets.[98] Cubs begin July 0–3 and losers of 10 of their last 14 games.
  • July 10 – The Cubs enter the All-Star break at 53–35 having lost 15 out of their last 21 games. However, the Cubs' lead of seven games over St. Louis in the division is the largest lead in baseball.[99]
  • July 20 – The Mets and Cubs wear throwback uniforms in the series finale ahead of the weekend’s Hall of Fame inductions. Six other teams are also wearing vintage uniforms.[100]
  • July 20 – Rizzo homers twice in Cubs 6–2 win over the Mets giving him 24 on the season, one behind the National League lead of 25 by teammate Bryant. Kyle Hendricks' ERA is 2.27 which is third best in MLB behind Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner.[101]
  • July 22 – Dexter Fowler returns from the disabled list and leads off the game with a home run and drives in three runs as the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5–2.[102]
  • July 27 – Addison Russell hits his first career grand slam as part of a five-run eighth inning as the Cubs defeat the Chicago White Sox 8–1.[103] Javier Baez and Kris Bryant also homer as the Cubs snap a two-game losing streak.[103] Bryant's homer, his 26th, ties his total home runs from last season. Newly acquired Aroldis Chapman pitches a perfect ninth inning.
  • July 31 – The Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners 7–6 in 12 innings.[104] In a game started by Brian Matusz, who departed after giving up six runs in three innings, the Cubs bullpen pitches nine innings of scoreless relief. Trailing 3–6 in the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs rallied to tie the game and force extra innings. Travis Wood again played left field after pitching in the sixth inning. He made a catch up against the wall in the seventh and returned to pitch in the eighth inning.[105] Having exhausted all position players and bullpen pitchers, the Cubs were forced to have Jon Lester pinch hit in the bottom of the 12th after Jason Heyward doubled and moved to third on a Willson Contreras sacrifice fly. With two strikes, Lester executed a safety squeeze bunt and Heyward scored to win the game.[106]
  • The Cubs had a record of 12–14 for the month marking the first time in manager Joe Maddon's tenure that the Cubs had a record under .500 in a single month.

August

  • The Cubs began August with the best MLB record of 63–41. The pitching staff once again had the lowest ERA, the fewest hits allowed, fewest runs allowed, fewest earned runs allowed, the lowest batting average by opponents in MLB and were among the leaders in fewest home runs allowed and in striking out opponent batters. The Cubs offense, when compared to all major league teams, was among the leaders in on-base percentage, base runners who eventually score, RBI's and drawing walks. Bryant and Rizzo were among the major league leaders in home runs and RBI's.
  • August 1 – Kyle Hendricks throws a complete game shutout and lowers his ERA to 2.22, third best in the National League.[107] His ERA at Wrigley Field this season is 1.19.[107]
  • August 3 – Cubs complete sweep of Miami Marlins with three-run ninth inning for the win.[108]
  • August 7 – Cubs beat Oakland A's 3–1 to sweep series and extend current winning streak to seven games.[109] The win also puts the Cubs at a season-high 28 games over .500.[109]
  • August 8 – Kyle Hendricks is named National League Player of the Week for the first week of August.[110]
  • August 9 – Cubs defeat Angels 5–1, their eighth straight win, to become the first team to win 70 games.[111] Bryant homers and drives in his 70th run becoming the first Cubs player ever to drive in 70 runs in each of his first two seasons.[111]
  • August 11 – Cubs defeat Cardinals 4–3 in 11 innings, their 10th straight win, on a walk-off walk.[112] The win moved the Cubs to a season-high 13 game lead over the Cardinals in the NL Central.
  • August 12 – Cubs defeat Cardinals 13–2, hitting five home runs and winning their 11th straight game.[113] The lead in the NL Central increases to 14 games. The Cubs magic number to win the division stands at 34.[114]
  • August 18 – Cubs defeat the Brewers 9–6, completing a four-game sweep and move to a season-high 34 games over .500. Kris Bryant goes 5–5 with two home runs and five RBIs in the win.
  • August 22 – Kyle Hendricks leads the Majors in ERA for pitchers with over 140 innings at 2.16. Jake Arrieta is fourth at 2.75 and Jon Lester is fifth at 2.81.[115] Kris Bryant is the first player to score 100 runs this season.
  • August 23 – With the Cubs 5–3 victory over the San Diego Padres, the Cubs moved to a season-high 35 games over .500 at 80–45.[116] Their magic number to win the division moved 25. Jake Arrieta won his league-leading 16th game of the season and lowered his ERA to 2.62. Addison Russell hit his fifth home run in the last five games.[117] The Cubs hit multiple home runs in their last seven games, the longest streak since the Cubs hit multiple home runs in an eight-game stretch from June 25 through July 2, 1961.[118]
  • August 26 – The Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6–3 to move to a season-high 37 games over .500 and moved to season-high 14-game lead in the division.
  • August 29 – Following back-to-back road losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cubs returned home with a 14 game lead in the division and a 14.5 game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs jumped out to a 3–0 lead early, but Jake Arrieta gave up the lead and trailed 6–3 in the eighth.[119] Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Jorge Soler tied with a homer in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. The Cubs won it in the 13th inning after giving up the go-ahead run in the top of 13th. They scored twice in the bottom of the 13th with a game-winning single by Miguel Montero. The Cubs magic number to win the division moved to 19 and their magic number to secure home-field advantage in the National League playoffs moved to 25.
  • August 30 – Addison Russell's 84 RBIs are the most in one season by a Cubs shortstop since Ernie Banks in 1960.[120]
  • August 31 – Cubs complete three-game sweep of Pittsburgh Pirates, winning 6–5. The Cubs finished the month with 22 wins, the most wins in any month for the Cubs since 1945 when they went 22–10.[121] The Cubs lead in the division moved to 15 games, a season high, and their largest first-place lead since the end of the 1907 season.[122] The Cubs magic number moved to 16 as they moved to a season-high 38 games over .500.

September

  • The Cubs record for the month of August was 22–6 and their overall record of 85–47 was the best in baseball. Their home record of 48–19 was the best in baseball. The pitching staff once again led the league with the lowest earned run average (ERA) of 3.13, fewest hits allowed at 926, fewest runs allowed at 450, fewest earned runs allowed at 415, the lowest batting average by opponents at .213, and were among the leaders in fewest home runs allowed and in striking out opponent batters. The Cubs offense, when compared to all major league teams, was among the leaders in on-base percentage, base runners who eventually score, runs batted in, and drawing walks. Kyle Hendricks' enters September with an earned run average of 2.09 in 159 innings pitched which leads all major league starting pitchers. Kris Bryant hit eight home runs and drove in 18 runs with a batting average of .456 and an on base percentage of .549 in his last 15 games. He had a post All-Star break batting average of .346.
  • September 2 – Cubs beat Giants 2–1 to move to 40 games over .500. Jon Lester earned his 15th win of the seaon with a complete game three-hitter. The Cubs magic number was reduced to 14.
  • September 3 – Kyle Hendricks was named National League Pitcher of the Month for August while Kris Bryant was named National League Player of the Month.[123]
  • September 5 – Cubs beat Brewers 7–2 to move to season-high 41 games over .500.[124] Hendricks lowered his baseball-leading ERA to 2.07.[124] The Cubs magic number was reduced to 10.
  • September 9 – Cubs beat Astros 2–0 to win their 90th game of the season, the first team to win 90 games this year. The last time the Cubs were the first team to 90 wins was 1945, the last time the Cubs appeared in the World Series.[125] Having finished the 2015 season with 97 wins, it was also the first time since 1928, 1929, and 1930 that the Cubs reached 90 wins in consecutive years.[125]
  • September 11 – Cubs beat Astros 9–5 to win series and reduce magic number to 5.[126]
  • September 12 – Cubs beat Cardinals 4–1, Hendricks loses no-hitter bid in the ninth after Jeremy Hazelbaker homered.[127] Hendricks lowered his league-leading ERA to 2.03.[127] The performance by Hendricks marked the 20th straight outing where he gave up three runs or less.[127] The Cubs magic number was reduced to three.
  • September 14 – Cubs defeat Cardinals 7–0 behind Jon Lester's eight innings of shutout ball. The win clinched a playoff birth for the Cubs as they were assured of at least a wild card berth.[128] The magic number to clinch the division was reduced to one.
  • September 15 – Cubs lose to the Brewers 5–4,[129] but clinch the National League Central Division crown when the Cardinals lose to the Giants later that evening.[130] This was the first time since 2008 that the Cubs had won the division.[130] The Cubs were the first team to clinch their division and did so earlier than any other team since the 2008 Angels.[131]
  • September 19 – With homers by Willson Contreras, Addison Russell, and Jason Heyward, the Cubs beat Reds 5–2 and reduce magic number to guarantee home-field advantage in the playoffs to 5.[132]
  • September 21 – Cubs beat Reds 9–2 to sweep series and reduce magic number for home-field advantage to 2.[133]
  • September 23 – Cubs beat Cardinals 5–0 for their 98th win of the season, surpassing last year's total and marking the most wins for the Cubs since 1945.[134] The win was also the 56th home victory, tying a team record. The Magic number for home-field advantage was reduced to 1. Following the Nationals' loss later that night, the Cubs clinched home-field advantage in the NL playoffs.[135]
  • September 25 – Cubs beat Cardinals 3–1 to win their 57th and final regular season game at Wrigley Field this year, breaking the team record from 1933 and 1935.[136] The win also marked the team's 99th with of the season, the most wins by a Cubs' team since 1935.[137] David Ross, in his last regular season home game prior to his retirement, was saluted by the crowd on several occassions and hit a solo home run, his tenth of the season. Ross became the ninth Cubs player with at least ten home runs on the season. Jon Lester recorded his 19th win of the season, the first NL pitcher to do so, while moving into second place in ERA with a 2.28 ERA (trailing only teammate Kyle Hendricks).
  • September 26 – Cubs beat Pirates 12–2 to win their 100th game of the season, the first time they had won at least 100 games since 1935.[138] Kyle Hendricks lowered his league-leading ERA to 1.99.[139] Kris Bryant hit his career-high 39th home run of the season and has driven in 101 RBIs, also a career high.[139]
  • September 27 – Cubs beat Pirates 6–4 to win their 101st game of the season, the most wins by a Cubs team since 1910.[140]
  • September 28 – Cubs and Pirates tie 1-1 after 5 innings due to rain. It's the first tie in MLB since 2005, and the first tie for the Cubs since 1993.

Game log

2016 Game Log: 101–57-1 (Home: 57–24; Away: 44–33-1)
September: 16–10-1 (Home: 9–5; Away: 7–5-1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
133 September 1 Giants 5–4 Smith (2–4) Strickland (3–2) Edwards, Jr. (1) 38,539 86–47 W4
134 September 2 Giants 2–1 Lester (15–4) Suárez (3–3) — 40,818 87–47 W5
135 September 3 Giants 2–3 Bumgarner (14–8) Arrieta (16–6) Casilla (30) 41,250 87–48 L1
136 September 4 Giants 3–2 (13) Cahill (4–4) Reynolds (0–1) — 41,293 88–48 W1
137 September 5 @ Brewers 7–2 Hendricks (14–7) Davies (10–7) — 43,662 89–48 W2
138 September 6 @ Brewers 5–12 Peralta (6–9) Hammel (14–8) — 32,888 89–49 L1
139 September 7 @ Brewers 1–2 Knebel (1–2) Smith (2–5) Thornburg (9) 23,832 89–50 L2
140 September 9 @ Astros 2–0 Lester (16–4) Musgrove (2–4) Chapman (33) 33,841 90–50 W1
141 September 10 @ Astros 1–2 McHugh (10–10) Lackey (9–8) Giles (10) 41,854 90–51 L1
142 September 11 @ Astros 9–5 Arrieta (17–6) Fiers (10–7) — 31,939 91–51 W1
143 September 12 @ Cardinals 4–1 Hendricks (15–7) Leake (9–10) Chapman (34) 43,397 92–51 W2
144 September 13 @ Cardinals 2–4 Reyes (2–1) Hammel (14–9) Siegrist (2) 44,060 92–52 L1
145 September 14 @ Cardinals 7–0 Lester (17–4) Martínez (14–8) — 44,701 93–52 W1
146 September 15 Brewers 4–5 Nelson (8–14) Grimm (1–1) Thornburg (10) 41,362 93–53 L1
147 September 16 Brewers 5–4 (10) Chapman (1–1) Boyer (2–4) — 40,823 94–53 W1
148 September 17 Brewers 3–11 Davies (11–7) Arrieta (17–7) — 40,956 94–54 L1
149 September 18 Brewers 1–3 Peralta (7–10) Hendricks (15–8) Thornburg (11) 41,286 94–55 L2
150 September 19 Reds 5–2 Hammel (15–9) Wood (6–4) Chapman (35) 39,251 95–55 W1
151 September 20 Reds 6–1 Lester (18–4) Smith (3–2) — 40,586 96–55 W2
152 September 21 Reds 9–2 Lackey (10–8) Stephenson (2–2) — 40,434 97–55 W3
153 September 23 Cardinals 5–0 Arrieta (18–7) Leake (9–11) — 40,791 98–55 W4
154 September 24 Cardinals 4–10 Reyes (4–1) Hammel (15–10) — 40,785 98–56 L1
155 September 25 Cardinals 3–1 Lester (19–4) Martínez (15–9) Chapman (36) 40,859 99–56 W1
156 September 26 @ Pirates 12–2 Hendricks (16–8) Kuhl (5–4) — 20,519 100–56 W2
157 September 27 @ Pirates 6–4 Lackey (11–8) Vogelsong (3–7) Peña (1) 22,454 101–56 W3
158 September 28 @ Pirates 4–8 Taillon (5–4) Arrieta (18–8) — 24,138 101–57 L1
159 September 29 @ Pirates 1–1 — 101–57–1 T1
160 September 30 @ Reds – — –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member

Postseason

Division Series

Main article: 2016 National League Division Series § Chicago Cubs vs. TBD

Game log

Roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list



Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of 09/27/16)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP SLG SB
Albert Almora, Jr. 43 107 12 31 9 1 3 14 .290 .309 .477 0
Jake Arrieta 30 63 7 17 2 1 2 7 .270 .313 .429 0
Javier Baez 138 412 50 113 19 1 14 58 .274 .316 .427 12
Kris Bryant 151 589 120 174 35 3 39 101 .295 .389 .564 8
Trevor Cahill 50 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 0
Jeimer Candelario 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091 0
Chris Coghlan 44 96 21 26 7 2 1 16 .271 .403 .417 0
Willson Contreras 73 244 30 66 13 1 11 33 .270 .347 .467 2
Carl Edwards Jr. 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Tim Federowicz 14 27 3 5 2 0 0 2 .185 .214 .259 0
Dexter Fowler 121 446 82 123 25 7 13 48 .276 .390 .451 12
Jason Hammel 35 65 6 16 3 0 0 7 .246 .258 .292 0
Kyle Hendricks 31 56 1 8 0 0 0 2 .143 .172 .143 0
Jason Heyward 138 519 59 120 25 1 7 47 .231 .305 .324 10
Ryan Kalish 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .444 .286 0
Munenori Kawasaki 10 16 2 5 1 0 0 1 .313 .450 .375 2
Tommy La Stella 69 139 17 38 12 1 2 9 .273 .365 .417 0
John Lackey 29 63 1 6 2 0 0 2 .095 .123 .127 0
Jon Lester 32 57 3 5 3 0 0 6 .088 .175 .140 0
Miguel Montero 83 235 31 50 8 1 7 31 .213 .325 .345 0
Mike Montgomery 15 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 0
Spencer Patton 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Joel Peralta 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Clayton Richard 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Anthony Rizzo 151 569 91 166 43 4 31 105 .292 .387 .545 3
Héctor Rondón 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
David Ross 66 163 24 38 6 0 10 32 .233 .343 .454 0
Addison Russell 146 511 65 124 24 3 21 94 .243 .324 .425 5
Kyle Schwarber 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 0
Jorge Soler 85 225 37 54 9 0 12 31 .240 .333 .440 0
Pedro Strop 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Matt Szczur 103 177 29 46 8 1 5 22 .260 .314 .401 2
Adam Warren 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Travis Wood 79 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222 .300 .222 0
Rob Zastryzny 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Ben Zobrist 143 511 90 138 30 3 15 72 .270 .385 .429 6

Pitching

(Updated as of 09/27/16)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Jake Arrieta 18 7 2.85 30 30 0 192.1 128 65 61 74 186

Jake Buchanan

0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Trevor Cahill 4 4 2.64 49 1 0 64.2 48 21 19 35 66
Aroldis Chapman 0 1 1.09 26 0 16 24.2 11 4 3 9 41
Gerardo Concepción 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 2.1 2 1 1 1 2
Carl Edwards, Jr. 0 1 3.44 34 0 1 34.0 14 13 13 14 49
Justin Grimm 1 1 4.21 66 0 0 51.1 47 24 24 23 63
Jason Hammel 15 10 3.83 30 30 0 166.2 148 77 71 53 144
Kyle Hendricks 16 8 1.99 30 29 0 185.0 136 49 41 43 166
John Lackey 11 8 3.35 29 29 0 188.1 146 74 70 53 180
Jon Lester 19 4 2.28 31 31 0 197.2 148 52 50 49 191
Brian Matusz 0 0 18.00 1 1 0 3.0 6 6 6 2 2
Miguel Montero 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 4 1 1 0 0
Mike Montgomery 1 1 2.97 15 5 0 36.1 29 15 12 19 38
Joe Nathan 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2 4
Spencer Patton 1 1 5.48 16 0 0 21.1 20 16 13 14 22
Félix Peña 0 0 4.00 11 0 1 9.0 5 4 4 3 13
Joel Peralta 0 1 9.00 5 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 1 5
Neil Ramirez 0 0 4.70 8 0 0 7.2 5 4 4 8 10
Clayton Richard 0 1 6.43 25 0 0 14.0 23 14 10 7 7
Héctor Rondón 2 3 3.26 52 0 18 49.2 39 18 18 7 57
Joe Smith 1 1 2.92 14 0 0 12.1 10 4 4 5 12
Pedro Strop 2 2 2.76 52 0 0 45.2 26 15 14 15 59
Adam Warren 3 2 5.91 29 1 0 35.0 31 24 23 19 27
Travis Wood 4 0 3.05 75 0 0 59.0 45 24 20 23 47
Rob Zastryzny 1 0 1.46 7 0 0 12.1 10 2 2 3 13

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Marty Pevey
AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Buddy Bailey
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Mark Johnson
A South Bend Cubs Midwest League Jimmy Gonzalez
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Pat Murphy
Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Ricardo Medina
Rookie VSL Cubs Venezuelan Summer League Pedro Gonzalez
Rookie DSL Cubs Dominican Summer League Juan Cabreja

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