2016 World Series Bracket
The 2016 MLB postseason exactly as it ran, on one printable page. Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in 7 games.
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- Every series as it was played
2016 World Series Bracket
Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 7 games.
American League
Wild Card Game
Division Series
Championship Series
World Series
Champion
Chicago Cubs
National League
Wild Card Game
Division Series
Championship Series
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Every game of the 2016 postseason
35 games played, in the order they happened. The home team is listed second, the way a box score reads.
AL Wild Card Game · Toronto Blue Jays v Baltimore Orioles
- Game 1Oct 4Baltimore Orioles2atToronto Blue Jays5
NL Wild Card Game · New York Mets v San Francisco Giants
- Game 1Oct 5San Francisco Giants3atNew York Mets0
AL Division Series · Cleveland Indians v Boston Red Sox
- Game 1Oct 6Boston Red Sox4atCleveland Indians5
- Game 2Oct 7Boston Red Sox0atCleveland Indians6
- Game 3Oct 10Cleveland Indians4atBoston Red Sox3
AL Division Series · Texas Rangers v Toronto Blue Jays
- Game 1Oct 6Toronto Blue Jays10atTexas Rangers1
- Game 2Oct 7Toronto Blue Jays5atTexas Rangers3
- Game 3Oct 9Texas Rangers6atToronto Blue Jays7
NL Division Series · Washington Nationals v Los Angeles Dodgers
- Game 1Oct 7Los Angeles Dodgers4atWashington Nationals3
- Game 2Oct 9Los Angeles Dodgers2atWashington Nationals5
- Game 3Oct 10Washington Nationals8atLos Angeles Dodgers3
- Game 4Oct 11Washington Nationals5atLos Angeles Dodgers6
- Game 5Oct 13Los Angeles Dodgers4atWashington Nationals3
NL Division Series · Chicago Cubs v San Francisco Giants
- Game 1Oct 7San Francisco Giants0atChicago Cubs1
- Game 2Oct 8San Francisco Giants2atChicago Cubs5
- Game 3Oct 10Chicago Cubs5atSan Francisco Giants6
- Game 4Oct 11Chicago Cubs6atSan Francisco Giants5
AL Championship Series · Cleveland Indians v Toronto Blue Jays
- Game 1Oct 14Toronto Blue Jays0atCleveland Indians2
- Game 2Oct 15Toronto Blue Jays1atCleveland Indians2
- Game 3Oct 17Cleveland Indians4atToronto Blue Jays2
- Game 4Oct 18Cleveland Indians1atToronto Blue Jays5
- Game 5Oct 19Cleveland Indians3atToronto Blue Jays0
NL Championship Series · Chicago Cubs v Los Angeles Dodgers
- Game 1Oct 15Los Angeles Dodgers4atChicago Cubs8
- Game 2Oct 16Los Angeles Dodgers1atChicago Cubs0
- Game 3Oct 18Chicago Cubs0atLos Angeles Dodgers6
- Game 4Oct 19Chicago Cubs10atLos Angeles Dodgers2
- Game 5Oct 20Chicago Cubs8atLos Angeles Dodgers4
- Game 6Oct 22Los Angeles Dodgers0atChicago Cubs5
World Series · Cleveland Indians v Chicago Cubs
- Game 1Oct 25Chicago Cubs0atCleveland Indians6
- Game 2Oct 26Chicago Cubs5atCleveland Indians1
- Game 3Oct 28Cleveland Indians1atChicago Cubs0
- Game 4Oct 29Cleveland Indians7atChicago Cubs2
- Game 5Oct 30Cleveland Indians2atChicago Cubs3
- Game 6Nov 1Chicago Cubs9atCleveland Indians3
- Game 7Nov 2Chicago Cubs8atCleveland Indians7
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How this bracket works
In 2016 ten teams reached the postseason and the Wild Card round was a single game in each league.
Every series above is drawn from the league’s own postseason record: the teams, the order they played in, and the games each side won. The club that hosted Game 1 is on the top line of its matchup, because that is the one piece of seeding the record actually proves.
Printed landscape on one sheet, with the American League on the left and the National League on the right. The 114th World Series sits in the middle.
If you are here to settle an argument: the number beside each team is games won, so 4-3 is a seven-game series. A game called as a tie counts as played and is credited to nobody, which is why a handful of early World Series ran longer than their best-of-seven.
Questions people ask
Who won the 2016 World Series?
Chicago Cubs won it in 7 games, beating the Cleveland Indians. The series score and every round that led to it are on the bracket above, and it prints on one page.
Can I print the 2016 World Series bracket?
Yes, and it is free. Press "Print this bracket": the bracket prints landscape on a single page with no navigation and no browser header, because the page margin is set to zero. No account, no watermark.
What were the scores of every 2016 postseason game?
Every game is listed under the bracket, series by series, in the order it was played, with both scores and the home team second. It prints with the bracket by default, on a fresh page after it, and the "Every game" switch turns it off if you want the bracket on its own.
What was the playoff format in 2016?
2016 had a Wild Card round, Division Series, Championship Series and then the World Series, which is what the bracket above shows.
Every World Series bracket, 1903 to 2026
One printable bracket per season, drawn the way that October actually ran: just the two pennant winners before 1969, the Championship Series from 1969, the Division Series from 1995, and the twelve-team bracket we have now.
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