2016 Oakland Athletics season

The 2016 Oakland Athletics season was the 49th for the franchise in Oakland, as well as the 116th in club history. They finished the season in last place in the American League West.

Regular season

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 4 || White Sox || 3–4 || Sale (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Robertson (1) || 35,067 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 5 || White Sox || 4–5 || Jones (1–0) || Doolittle (0–1) || Robertson (2) || 10,478 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 6 || White Sox || 2–1 || Gray (1–0) || Rodon (0–1) || Madson (1) || 16,468 || 1–2 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 7 || White Sox || 1–6 || Latos (1–0) || Graveman (0–1) || — || 12,577 || 1–3 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Doolittle (1–1) || Cishek (0–1) || Madson (2) || 47,065 || 2–3 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 6–1 || Hill (1–1) || Karns (0–1) || — || 36,424 || 3–3 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || April 10 || @ Mariners || 2–1 (10) || Axford (1–0) || Vincent (1–1) || Doolittle (1) || 30,834 || 4–3 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 11 || Angels || 1–4 || Tropeano (1–0) || Gray (1–1) || Street (2) || 13,371 || 4–4 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 12 || Angels || 4–5 || Morin (1–0) || Doolittle (1–2) || Street (3) || 13,492 || 4–5 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 13 || Angels || 1–5 || Shoemaker (1–1) || Surkamp (0–1) || — || 11,216 || 4–6 ||L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 15 || Royals || 2–4 || Vólquez (2–0) || Hill (1–2) || Davis (5) || 19,451 || 4–7 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 16 || Royals || 5–3 || Gray (2–1) || Young (0–3) || Madson (3) || 25,564 || 5–7 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 17 || Royals || 3–2 || Axford (2–0) || Soria (1–1) || Madson (4) || 29,668 || 6–7 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 19 || @ Yankees || 3–2 (11) || Rodriguez (1–0) || Barbato (1–1) || Madson (5) || 31,952 || 7–7 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || April 20 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Graveman (1–1) || Eovaldi (0–2) || Doolittle (2) || 37,396 || 8–7 || W4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 7–3 || Hill (2–2) || Shreve (1–1) || Madson (6) || 33,818 || 9–7 || W5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 22 || @ Blue Jays || 8–5 || Gray (3–1) || Sanchez (1–1) || Madson (7) || 34,251 || 10–7 || W6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 23 || @ Blue Jays || 3–9 || Happ (3–0) || Bassitt (0–1) || — || 46,334 || 10–8 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 24 || @ Blue Jays || 3–6 || Hutchison (1–0) || Surkamp (0–2) || Osuna (6) || 46,300 || 10–9 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 25 || @ Tigers || 3–7 || Zimmermann (4–0) || Graveman (1–2) || — || 21,671 || 10–10 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 26 || @ Tigers || 5–1 || Hill (3–2) || Pelfrey (0–4) || — || 22,256 || 11–10 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 27 || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Verlander (2–2) || Gray (3–2) || — || 22,636 || 11–11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 28 || @ Tigers || 3–7 || Sánchez (3–2) || Bassitt (0–2) || Rodríguez (5) || 26,200 || 11–12 ||L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || April 29 || Astros || 7–4 || Madson (1–0) || Sipp (0–1) || — || 20,159 || 12–12 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || April 30 || Astros || 2–0 || Hahn (1–0) || Devenski (0–1) || Madson (8) || 23,084 || 13–12 || W2

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 1 || Astros || 1–2 || Fister (2–3) || Hill (3–3) || Gregerson (5) || 24,135 || 13–13 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 2 || Mariners || 3–4 || Karns (3–1) || Graveman (1–3) || Cishek (7) || 10,535 || 13–14 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 3 || Mariners || 2–8 || Iwakuma (1–3) || Gray (3–3) || — || 12,584 || 13–15 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 4 || Mariners || 8–9 || Montgomery (1–0) || Axford (2–1) || Cishek (8) || 16,238 || 13–16 || L4 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 6 || @ Orioles || colspan="7" | Postponed (rain). To be made up as a doubleheader May 7. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || May 7 || @ Orioles || 8–4 || Hill (4–3) || Wright (1–3) || — || 15,110 || 14–16 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 7 || @ Orioles || 2–5 || Jiménez (2–3) || Hahn (1–1) || Britton (7) || 29,862 || 14–17 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 8 || @ Orioles || 3–11 || Tillman (4–1) || Graveman (1–4) || — || 43,690 || 14–18 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 9 || @ Red Sox || 7–14 || Buchholz (2–3) || Gray (3–4) || — || 35,227 || 14–19 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 10 || @ Red Sox || 5–13 || O'Sullivan (1–0) || Manaea (0–1) || — || 32,167 || 14–20 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 11 || @ Red Sox || 3–13 || Porcello (6–1) || Surkamp (0–3) || — || 33,283 || 14–21 ||L5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 13 || @ Rays || 6–3 || Hill (5–3) || Odorizzi (0–2) || Madson (9) || 14,604 || 15–21 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 14 || @ Rays || 0–6 || Andriese (2–0) || Graveman (1–5) || — || 28,158 || 15–22 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 15 || @ Rays || 7–6 || Axford (3–1) || Geltz (0–2) || Madson (10) || 19,545 || 16–22 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || May 16 || Rangers || 3–1 || Manaea (1–1) || Holland (3–3) || Madson (11) || 10,068 || 17–22 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 17 || Rangers || 8–5 || Madson (2–0) || Tolleson (0–2) || — || 12,718 || 18–22 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 18 || Rangers || 8–1 || Hill (6–3) || Perez (1–4) || — || 14,323 || 19–22 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 19 || Yankees || 1–4 || Nova (3–1) || Graveman (1–6) || Chapman (5) || 17,456 || 19–23 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 20 || Yankees || 3–8 || Sabathia (3–2) || Gray (3–5) || — || 28,235 || 19–24 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 21 || Yankees || 1–5 || Tanaka (2–0) || Manaea (1–2) || — || 26,356 || 19–25 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 22 || Yankees || 4–5 || Pineda (2–5) || Hahn (1–2) || Chapman (6) || 25,237 || 19–26 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 23 || @ Mariners || 5–0 || Hill (7–3) || Walker (2–4) || — || 16,370 || 20–26 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 24 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Montgomery (2–0) || Madson (2–1) || — || 17,471 || 20–27 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 25 || @ Mariners || 3–13 || Iwakuma (3–4) || Neal (0–1) || — || 19,227 || 20–28 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 27 || Tigers || 1–4 || Fulmer (4–1) || Manaea (1–3) || — || 22,498 || 20–29 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 28 || Tigers || 12–3 || Hahn (2–2) || Saupold (1–1) || — || 24,154 || 21–29 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || May 29 || Tigers || 4–2 || Hill (8–3) || Pelfrey (0–5) || Doolittle (3) || 20,522 || 22–29 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || May 30 || Twins || 3–2 || Graveman (2–6) || Santana (1–4) || Madson (12) || 17,248 || 23–29 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || May 31 || Twins || 7–4 || Dull (1–0) || Duffey (2–4) || Axford (1) || 12,767 || 24–29 || W4

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || June 1 || Twins || 5–1 || Manaea (2–3) || Dean (1–2) || — || 11,345 || 25–29 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 3 || @ Astros || 2–12 || Fister (5–3) || Hahn (2–3) || — || 26,458 || 25–30 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 4 || @ Astros || 5–6 (12) || Feldman (3–3) || Madson (2–2) || — || 37,223 || 25–31 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 5 || @ Astros || 2–5 || McCullers (3–1) || Dull (1–1) || Harris (1) || 30,817 || 25–32 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 7 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Davies (2–4) || Manaea (2–4) || Jeffress (16) || 19,283 || 25–33 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 8 || @ Brewers || 0–4 || Anderson (4–6) || Hahn (2–4) || — || 18,188 || 25–34 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 10 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Wood (5–1) || Gray (3–6) || Cingrani (6) || || 25–35 || L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 11 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Straily (4–2) || Mengden (0–1) || Ohlendorf (1) || 32,034 || 25–36 || L7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 12 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Rodriguez (2–0) || Lamb (1–4) || — || 24,880 || 26–36 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" |63||June 13||Rangers||14–5||Coulombe (1–0)||Ramos (1–3)||Neal (1)||13,453||27–36||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 14 || Rangers || 6–10 || Perez (6–4) || Surkamp (0–4) || — || 13,101 || 27–37 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 15 || Rangers || 5–7 || Martinez (1–1) || Axford (3–2) || Dyson (11) || 10,115 || 27–38 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 16 || Rangers || 1–5 || Lewis (6–0) || Mengden (0–2) || — || 14,236 || 27–39 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 17 || Angels || 3–2 || Madson (3–2) || Salas (3–3) || — || 24,591 || 28–39 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 18 || Angels || 1–7 || Lincecum (1–0) || Dull (1–2) || — || 25,078 || 28–40 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 19 || Angels || 0–2 || Weaver (6–6) || Surkamp (0–5) || — || 22,846 || 28–41 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 21 || Brewers || 5–3 || Doolittle (2–2) || Smith (1–2) || Madson (13) || 14,810 || 29–41 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 22 || Brewers || 2–4 || Guerra (4–1) || Mengden (0–3) || Thornburg (2) || 13,586 || 29–42 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 23 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Graveman (3–6) || Lincecum (1–1) || Doolittle (4) || 36,412 || 30–42 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 24 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Dull (2–2) || Salas (3–4) || Madson (14) || 41,356 || 31–42 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 25 || @ Angels || 7–3 || Overton (1–0) || Chacín (3–6) || — || 40,643 || 32–42 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 26 || @ Angels || 6–7 || Street (3–1) || Hendriks (0–1) || — || 36,715 || 32–43 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 27 || @ Giants || 8–3 || Mengden (1–3) || Samardzija (8–5) || — || 41,442 || 33–43 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 28 || @ Giants || 13–11 || Neal (1–1) || López (0–2) || Madson (15) || 41,730 || 34–43 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || June 29 || Giants || 7–1 || Manaea (3–4) || Peavy (4–7) || — || 32,810 || 35–43 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 30 || Giants || 6–12 || Bumgarner (9–4) || Overton (1–1) || — || 36,067 || 35–44 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 1 || Pirates || 3–7 || Locke (8–5) || Gray (3–7) || — || 15,710 || 35–45 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 2 || Pirates || 2–4 (10) || Nicasio (6–6) || Coulombe (1–1) || Melancon (23) || 28,846 || 35–46 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 3 || Pirates || 3–6 || Liriano (6–6) || Mengden (1–4) || Melancon (24) || 21,831 || 35–47 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 4 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Graveman (4–6) || Nolasco (3–7) || Madson (16) || 23,100 || 36–47 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 5 || @ Twins || 4–11 || Milone (1–2) || Manaea (3–5) || — || 16,938 || 36–48 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 6 || @ Twins || 0–4 || Santana (3–7) || Gray (3–8) || 0 || 27,657 || 36–49 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 7 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Hill (9–3) || Fister (8–6) || Madson (17) || 20,933 || 37–49 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 8 || @ Astros || 9–10 || Feliz (6–1) || Madson (3–3) || — || 31,438 || 37–50 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 9 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Graveman (5–6) || McCullers (4–3) || Dull (1) || 35.312 || 38–50 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 10 || @ Astros || 1–2 (10) || Harris (1–1) || Hendriks (0–2) || — || 28,119 || 38–51 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"