2016 St. Louis Cardinals season

2016 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkBusch Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersWilliam DeWitt, Jr.
Fred Hanser
General managersJohn Mozeliak
ManagersMike Matheny
TelevisionFox Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky, Rick Horton, Tim McCarver, Jim Edmonds)
RadioKMOX (1120AM)
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The St. Louis Cardinals 2016 season was the 135th for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 125th season in the National League (NL), and the 11th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the season having won a major-league best 100 games, as three-time defending National League Central champions, and with five consecutive playoff appearances. Forbes magazine estimated the value of the club to be $1.6 billion in 2016, making it the seventh-most valuable franchise in MLB. The Cardinals were eliminated from playoff (Wild Card) contention following the San Francisco Giants' 7–1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, October 2. This was the first time the Cardinals failed to make the playoffs since 2010.