2016 International League season

The 2016 International League season began on April 7 and ended on September 5, 2016. Following the regular season, the Governors' Cup playoffs were played from September 7–17, 2016.

2016 International League Season
LeagueInternational League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 7 – September 5, 2016
Number of games143
Number of teams14
Regular season
Season championsNorth–Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
South–Gwinnett
West–Columbus
Season MVPBatter–Ben Gamel (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Pitcher–Jake Thompson (Lehigh Valley)
Governors' Cup
ChampionsScranton/Wilkes-Barre (2nd)
  Runners-upGwinnett

The 2016 Triple-A All-Star Game was held on Wednesday, July 13 at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the Charlotte Knights. The International League All-Stars defeated the Pacific Coast League All-Stars, 4–2, for their twelfth win in the series.[1]

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Braves, 3 games to 1, to win their second Governors' Cup.[2]

The RailRaiders went on to defeat the El Paso Chihuahuas, 3–1, in the 2016 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee.

Teams
Division Team Founded MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity
North Buffalo Bisons 1985 Toronto Blue Jays Buffalo, New York Coca-Cola Field 17,600
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 2008 Philadelphia Phillies Allentown, Pennsylvania Coca-Cola Park 10,100
Pawtucket Red Sox 1973 Boston Red Sox Pawtucket, Rhode Island McCoy Stadium 10,031
Rochester Red Wings 1899 Minnesota Twins Rochester, New York Frontier Field 13,500
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 1989 New York Yankees Moosic, Pennsylvania PNC Field 10,000
Syracuse Chiefs 1961 Washington Nationals Syracuse, New York NBT Bank Stadium 11,071
South Charlotte Knights 1993 Chicago White Sox Charlotte, North Carolina BB&T Ballpark 10,200
Durham Bulls 1998 Tampa Bay Rays Durham, North Carolina Durham Bulls Athletic Park 10,000
Gwinnett Braves 2009 Atlanta Braves Lawrenceville, Georgia Coolray Field 10,427
Norfolk Tides 1969 Baltimore Orioles Norfolk, Virginia Harbor Park 11,856
West Columbus Clippers 1977 Cleveland Indians Columbus, Ohio Huntington Park 10,100
Indianapolis Indians 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Indianapolis, Indiana Victory Field 14,230
Louisville Bats 1982 Cincinnati Reds Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 13,131
Toledo Mud Hens 1965 Detroit Tigers Toledo, Ohio Fifth Third Field 10,300

Standings

West Division
West Division[3]
Team (Affiliate)WLPct.GB
Columbus Clippers (CLE)8262.569–
Louisville Bats (CIN)7173.49311.0
Indianapolis Indians (PIT)7074.48612.0
Toledo Mud Hens (DET)6876.47214.0

Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
N Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3
N Lehigh Valley IronPigs 0
N Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3
S Gwinnett Braves 1
S Gwinnett Braves 3
W Columbus Clippers 1

Semifinals

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Lehigh Valley

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre won the series, 3–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 7Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 2, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 0Coca-Cola Park2:374,043 
2September 8Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 7, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 0Coca-Cola Park2:424,002 
3September 9Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 11PNC Field3:25 (2:11 delay)4,045

Gwinnett Braves vs. Columbus Clippers

Gwinnett won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 7Gwinnett Braves 5, Columbus Clippers 4Huntington Park3:028,696 
2September 8Gwinnett Braves 4, Columbus Clippers 6Huntington Park3:098,835 
3September 9Columbus Clippers 1, Gwinnett Braves 11Coolray Field2:261,662 
4September 10Columbus Clippers 4, Gwinnett Braves 5Coolray Field3:301,277

Governors' Cup Finals

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders vs. Gwinnett Braves

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 13Gwinnett Braves 7, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 4PNC Field3:022,975 
2September 14Gwinnett Braves 1, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 2PNC Field2:391,727 
3September 15Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3, Gwinnett Braves 0Coolray Field2:461,435 
4September 16Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3, Gwinnett Braves 0Coolray Field2:484,617

Attendance
2016 International League attendance[4]
TeamDivisionTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance
Indianapolis IndiansWest636,8888,970
Charlotte KnightsSouth628,1738,974
Lehigh Valley IronPigsNorth611,0158,729
Columbus ClippersWest602,1718,855
Buffalo BisonsNorth562,7558,039
Durham BullsSouth547,1567,599
Toledo Mud HensWest532,0087,824
Louisville BatsWest506,0307,127
Rochester Red WingsNorth434,8976,396
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersNorth424,9916,071
Pawtucket Red SoxNorth407,0976,076
Norfolk TidesSouth373,0425,486
Syracuse ChiefsNorth274,4274,158
Gwinnett BravesSouth225,2593,218

References
  1. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2016_07_13_pcaaaa_ilaaaa_1&t=g_box&sid=milb
  2. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2016/league.jsp?id=117
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d43c241c#all_standings_Finals
  4. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?y=2016&t=l_att&lid=117&sid=l117
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