st. louis cardinals had the best record in the american league.
st. louis cardinals had the best record in the american league.
who had the best record in the american league?
st. louis cardinals
the 2016 american league division series (alds) were two best-of-five game series to determine the participating teams in the 2016 american league championship series of major league baseball. the three divisional winners (seeded 1-3) and the winner of a one-game wild card playoff played in two series. the divisional winners were the texas rangers in the american league west with the first seed by virtue of having the best record in the american league, the cleveland indians in the american league central with the second seed, and the boston red sox in the american league east with the third seed. the toronto blue jays beat the baltimore orioles in the wild card game, earning the fourth seed.
2016 american league division series
the a's won the american league west division by 5½ games over the chicago white sox, then defeated the detroit tigers three games to two in the american league championship series. the cincinnati reds won the national league west division by 10½ games over both the los angeles dodgers and the houston astros. the reds dethroned the defending world series champion pittsburgh pirates three games to two in the national league championship series, marking the first year in which an lcs series in either league went the full five games since divisional play was introduced in . the reds () won one less game than the pirates () during the strike-reduced regular season and became the first team in mlb history to reach the world series without having the best record in its respective league. in each of the first six league championship series, the team with the better record advanced to the world series. (the a's () had the best record in the american league in 1972, but the al pennant winner the next three seasons did not.)
1972 world series