2016 International League season

2016 International League Season International League Baseball April 7 – September 5, 2016 143 14 Regular season North–Scranton/Wilkes-BarreSouth–GwinnettWest–Columbus Batter–Ben Gamel (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)Pitcher–Jake Thompson (Lehigh Valley) Governors' Cup Governors' Cup Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (2nd) Gwinnett List of International League champions IL 2015 International League season 2015 2017 International League season 2017 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. 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.http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2016_07_13_pcaaaa_ilaaaa_1&t=g_box&sid=milb MiLB Stats | MiLB Team Stats | MiLB Leaders The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Braves, 3 games to 1, to win their second Governors' Cup.http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2016/league.jsp?id=117 Standings The RailRiders 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 DivisionTeamFoundedMLB AffiliationCityStadiumCapacity NorthBuffalo Bisons1985Toronto Blue JaysBuffalo, New YorkCoca-Cola Field17,600Lehigh Valley IronPigs2008Philadelphia PhilliesAllentown, PennsylvaniaCoca-Cola Park10,100Pawtucket Red Sox1973Boston Red SoxPawtucket, Rhode IslandMcCoy Stadium10,031Rochester Red Wings1899Minnesota TwinsRochester, New YorkFrontier Field13,500Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders1989New York YankeesMoosic, PennsylvaniaPNC Field10,000Syracuse Chiefs1961Washington NationalsSyracuse, New YorkNBT Bank Stadium11,071 SouthCharlotte Knights1993Chicago White SoxCharlotte, North CarolinaBB&T Ballpark10,200Durham Bulls1998Tampa Bay RaysDurham, North CarolinaDurham Bulls Athletic Park10,000Gwinnett Braves2009Atlanta BravesLawrenceville, GeorgiaCoolray Field10,427Norfolk Tides1969Baltimore OriolesNorfolk, VirginiaHarbor Park11,856 WestColumbus Clippers1977Cleveland IndiansColumbus, OhioHuntington Park10,100Indianapolis Indians1902Pittsburgh PiratesIndianapolis, IndianaVictory Field14,230Louisville Bats1982Cincinnati RedsLouisville, KentuckyLouisville Slugger Field13,131Toledo Mud Hens1965Detroit TigersToledo, OhioFifth Third Field10,300 Standings North Division North Divisionhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d43c241c#all_standings_Finals 2016 International League Team (Affiliate) W L Pct. GB Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (NYY) 92 52 .636 – Lehigh Valley IronPigs (PHI) 85 58 .594 6.0 Rochester Red Wings (MIN) 81 63 .563 10.5 Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS) 74 68 .521 16.5 Buffalo Bisons (TOR) 66 78 .458 25.5 Syracuse Chiefs (WSH) 61 82 .427 30 South Division South Divisionhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d43c241c#all_standings_Finals 2016 International League Team (Affiliate) W L Pct. GB Gwinnett Braves (ATL) 65 78 .455 – Charlotte Knights (CWS) 65 79 .451 0.5 Durham Bulls (TB) 64 80 .444 1.5 Norfolk Tides (BAL) 62 82 .430 3.5 West Division West Divisionhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d43c241c#all_standings_Finals 2016 International League Team (Affiliate) W L Pct. GB Columbus Clippers (CLE) 82 62 .569 – Louisville Bats (CIN) 71 73 .493 11.0 Indianapolis Indians (PIT) 70 74 .486 12.0 Toledo Mud Hens (DET) 68 76 .472 14.0 Playoffs Bracket Semifinals Finals 30 200 25 N Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3 N Lehigh Valley IronPigs 0 S Gwinnett Braves 3 W Columbus Clippers 1 N Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3 S Gwinnett Braves 1 Semifinals Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Lehigh Valley Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3–0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 2, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 0 September 7 Coca-Cola Park 2:37 4,043 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 7, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 0 September 8 Coca-Cola Park 2:42 4,002 Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 11 September 9 PNC Field 3:25 (2:11 delay) 4,045 Gwinnett Braves vs. Columbus Clippers Gwinnett 3–1 Gwinnett Braves 5, Columbus Clippers 4 September 7 Huntington Park 3:02 8,696 Gwinnett Braves 4, Columbus Clippers 6 September 8 Huntington Park 3:09 8,835 Columbus Clippers 1, Gwinnett Braves 11 September 9 Coolray Field 2:26 1,662 Columbus Clippers 4, Gwinnett Braves 5 September 10 Coolray Field 3:30 1,277 Governors' Cup Finals Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders vs. Gwinnett Braves Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3–1 Gwinnett Braves 7, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 4 September 13 PNC Field 3:02 2,975 Gwinnett Braves 1, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 2 September 14 PNC Field 2:39 1,727 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3, Gwinnett Braves 0 September 15 Coolray Field 2:46 1,435 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3, Gwinnett Braves 0 September 16 Coolray Field 2:48 4,617 Attendance 2016 International League attendancehttp://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?y=2016&t=l_att&lid=117&sid=l117 MiLB Stats | MiLB Team Stats | MiLB Leaders Team Division Total attendance Average attendance Indianapolis Indians West 636,888 8,970 Charlotte Knights South 628,173 8,974 Lehigh Valley IronPigs North 611,015 8,729 Columbus Clippers West 602,171 8,855 Buffalo Bisons North 562,755 8,039 Durham Bulls South 547,156 7,599 Toledo Mud Hens West 532,008 7,824 Louisville Bats West 506,030 7,127 Rochester Red Wings North 434,897 6,396 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders North 424,991 6,071 Pawtucket Red Sox North 407,097 6,076 Norfolk Tides South 373,042 5,486 Syracuse Chiefs North 274,427 4,158 Gwinnett Braves South 225,259 3,218 References External links International League official website https://web.archive.org/web/20060106024809/http://www.ilbaseball.com/ 2006-01-06 Category:International League seasons International League International League