2016 Washington Nationals season
Dusty Baker's first year: 95-67, an NL East title and a five-game NLDS loss to the Dodgers.
The 2016 season was the Nationals' 12th in Washington. In Dusty Baker's first year as manager they went 95-67 and won the National League East for the third time in five years, then lost a five-game Division Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2016
- League
- National League
- Division
- East
- Ballpark
- Nationals Park
- City
- Washington, D.C.
- Record
- 95–67 (.586)
- Divisional place
- 1st
- Owners
- Lerner Enterprises
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Background
Manager Matt Williams and his staff were dismissed the day after the 2015 season, and Baker was hired after a wide search. The Nationals clinched the division on September 24 with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on the day the second-place New York Mets lost. On May 11, Max Scherzer struck out 20 Detroit Tigers in a complete game at Nationals Park, tying the major league record for a nine-inning game. The Division Series ended with a 4-3 loss to the Dodgers in Game 5 at Nationals Park.
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