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22001166 SSEEAASSOONN SSUUMMMMAARRYY 2016 SEASON SUMMARY American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Communications Department http://www.bluejaysmedia.com HOW WE STACKED UP: 2016 AT A GLANCE th nd Scored 4.69 runs/game which ranked 5 in the AL & had a run Record ................................................................. 89-73, T-2 , 4.0 GB rd th rd Pre All-Star/Post All-Star .................................................. 51-40/38-33 differential of +93 – 3 highest in the AL (5 in ML)…Finished 3 in the AL with 221-HR (BAL-253, SEA-223), 4th most in club history Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 34 nd Last Shutout by Blue Jays ....................... 3-0, Sept. 24, 2016 vs. NYY (257 in 2010, 244 in 2000, 232 in 2015)…Led the AL & ranked 2 in Last Shutout by Opponent ................................ 4-0, Sept. 29 vs. BAL the Majors with 632-BB (CHC-656) & represented the most in Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 644-614 franchise history (previous: 588-BB in 1993). 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RHS/LHS ................................................................... 65-53/24-20 AL OFFENSIVE RANK BY MONTH, TOR Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 64-29/25-44 APRIL 4.00 R/G (7th) 29-HR (T-3rd) .709 OPS (7th) GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ....................................... 10-20/6-8 MAY 4.31 R/G (12th) 40-HR (4th) .737 OPS (9th) 1-Run Games ............................................................................. 21-25 JUNE 5.85 R/G (2nd) 47-HR (2nd) .837 OPS (2nd) Franchise record ................................................................ 3167-3188 JULY 5.63 R/G (2nd) 33-HR (T-4th) .786 OPS (4th) Home/Road ...................................................................... 46-35/43-38 AUG 4.82 R/G (5th) 47-HR (2nd) .770 OPS (6th) th th th April/May/June/July/Aug/Sep-Oct…11-14/17-12/15-12/16-8/17-11/13-16 SEP/OCT 3.66 R/G (15 ) 25-HR (T-13 ) .693 (14 ) Series Record/Home/Road .......................... 27-20-5/14-10-3/13-10-3 *In 2015, the Jays led the ML with 5.50 R/G – NYY next closest at 4.72. Series Openers/Finales .................................................... 28-24/30-22 STARTING STRONG: After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 69-9/14-9/6-55 Toronto’s starting staff led the AL in ERA (3.64), Opp. Avg. (.236), After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 79-4/9-6/1-63 Opp. OPS (.688), WHIP (1.22), H/9 (8.03), HR/9 (1.08), QS Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 4-9/3-3/1-6 (100)…The 100-QS are a franchise high (previous: 93 in 2016 at ROGERS CENTRE 1998)…The 3.64 ERA is 3rd highest in club history (3.32 in 1985 & Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 3,392,099/41,878 3.49 in 1991)…TOR was the only AL team this year with a Sellouts (2016) ................................................................................ 39 starters ERA under 4.00 – next closest team is CLE at 4.08. Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………72/35 Became 1st team in ML history to lead the league in starters’ innings Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...62/34 pitched without the aid of a complete game…1st time TOR did not W/L, 2016 open/closed/other…………………………..34-16/11-18/1-1 have a single CG in a season (previous lowest: 3-CG in 2014). All-time/open/closed/other ........... 1208-1000/660-555/475-398/70-47 TOR starters held the opp. to 3-ER or less in 24 of their last 29 AND THAT’S A WRAP: games of the season…Moreover, held the opp. to 1-ER or less in The Blue Jays completed the 2016 campaign with a 89-73 (.549) 12 of their last 17G (1.61 ERA, .200 AVG, 4-HR/106.0 IP). record, finishing T-2nd in the AL East (4.0 GB of BOS)…Won the top LOWEST OPPONENTS BATTING AVG, 2016 AL wild-card position & will host the Orioles at Rogers Centre on Marco Estrada .203 Tuesday, Oct. 4…Toronto will be playing in it’s 7th post-season in Justin Verlander .207 franchise history (1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 & 2016)…It Corey Kluber .216 represents just the 2nd time in club history to earn a post-season birth Aaron Sanchez .224 in consecutive seasons (last: 1991-1993)…Their .549 win % ranked Chris Sale .227 T-7th highest in club history. *TOR are only AL team to have 3 picthers in top 10 in this category as th POST-SEASON EXPERIENCE J.A. Happ ranks 7 at .231 st 2016 89-73 1 Wild-Card KING OF THE HILL 2015 93-69 Won Division (lost in ALCS vs. KC) Aaron Sanchez led the American Leage in ERA at 3.00 (Justin 1993 95-67 Won Division (won World Series vs. PHI) Verlander next closest at 3.04)…Became the 5th different TOR 1992 96-66 Won Division (won World Series vs. ATL) pitcher to lead the AL in ERA – joining Roger Clemens-2x, Dave 1991 91-71 Won Division (lost in ALCS vs. MIN) Stieb, Juan Guzman & Jimmy Key. 1989 89-73 Won Division (lost in ALCS vs. OAK) PITCHER ERA TITLES, CLUB HISTORY 1985 99-62 Won Division (lost in ALCS vs. KC) Aaron Sanchez 3.00 2016 HIGHEST WIN % IN ML Roger Clemens 2.65 1998 CUBS .640 (103-58) Roger Clemens 2.05 1997 RANGERS .586 (95-67) Juan Guzman 2.93 1996 NATIONALS .586 (95-67) Jimmy Key 2.76 1986 INDIANS .584 (94-67) Dave Stieb 2.48 1985 RED SOX .574 (93-69) DID YOU KNOW? DODGERS .562 (91-71) The last pitcher to lead his league in ERA at Sanchez’s age or BLUE JAYS .549 (89-73) younger (24 years, 93 days at the end of the 2016) is Clayton ON THE HOMEFRONT: Kershaw (23 years, 193 days at the end 2011)…The last AL pitcher was Roger Clemens (24 years, 62 days old at the end of the 1986). Finished the season with a 46-35 (.568) record at Rogers Centre…It represented their 3rd straight winning season at home & have done so WINNING WAYS: in 11 of their last 12 seasons dating back to 2005…Josh Donaldson J.A. Happ was one of just three pitchers to finish the year with 20 led the club & ranked T-4th in the AL with 21-HR at home…Only he & wins (Rick Porcello-22, Max Scherzer-20)…Happ became the 6th David Ortiz finished the season with an OPS of more than 1.000 different 20-game winnier in club history (8th time) – joining Roy points at home (Ortiz-1.108 & Donaldson-1.004)…Among AL pitchers Halladay (2x), Roger Clemens (2x), Jack Morris, Pat Hentgen & at home, J.A. Happ ranked 2nd in wins (11) & 3rd in ERA David Wells to accomplish that feat…It marked the 2nd time that a (2.90)…Marco Estrada ranked 2nd in opp. AVG (.213) & Marcus LHP has recorded 20 wins in a season (David Wells-20 in 2000). rd Stroman was 3 in HR/9 (0.69). HIGHEST WIN % IN ML, 2016 (min. 30-GS) Drew 3,392,099 in attendance for an average of 41,878 which Aaron Sanchez .882 (15-2, 30-GS) rd represented the most in the AL & 3 in the Majors (LAD – 45,720 & Rick Porcello .846 (22-4, 33-GS) th STL – 42,525)…It was the 7 highest AVG attendance in club JA Happ .833 (20-4, 32-GS) history & most since 1994 (49,287)…The 3,392,099 total attendance Jon Lester .792 (19-5, 32-GS) th ranked as their 5 largest in franchise history, most since 1993 Johnny Cueto .783 (18-5, 32-GS) (4,057,947)…Recorded 39 sellout crowds this season. *Aaron Sanchez & JA Happ rank 1 & 2 respectively for highest win % ON THE ROAD: in a single season in franchise history. Finished the year with a 43-38 (.531) record on the road…It was T-8th YARD WORK: highest win % in club history, best mark since 2003 (.556, 45-36) Edwin Encarnacion ranked T-3rd in the ML with 42-HR & T-2nd in RBI which was the last time TOR had posted a winning record away from with 127 (Arenado-133)…His 127 RBI are a career-high & 5th most home…The .531 win % ranked 2nd in the AL (BOS-.568) & T-5th in the in club history & most since Carlos Delgado had a club-high 145 in ML (STL-.593)…Hit 114-HR on the road, T-2nd most in club history 2003…His 42-HR matches his career best (2nd time, last 2012) & are (116 in 1999 & 114 in 1987) & ranked T-2nd in the AL (BAL-122). T-6th highest in a season in team history…In fact, the last time a Jay The pitching staff posted a 3.47 ERA on the road which represented hit that many HR was Edwin in 2012…Became 3rd player in club the best mark in all of baseball (CHC rank 2nd at 3.60)…Is the 3rd history with multiple 40+HR seasons (Delgado-3x, Bautista-3x). lowest mark in franchise history (3.07 in 1981 & 3.16 in 1991)…It Is only 3rd player in club history to record 4 seasons of marked the 2nd time TOR led the Majors in lowest ERA on the road 35+HR/100+RBI (4th time) - joining Delgado (5x) & Bautista (4x)…3rd (last: 3.07 in 1981) – 3rd time to lead the AL (3.89 in 2008 & 3.16 in player in team history to record at least 42-HR/127-RBI in same 1991)…Aaron Sanchez ranked 3rd in the AL with a 2.48 ERA on the season – 4th time (Delgado-2x in ’99 & ’03 & George Bell in ’87).