2016 Houston Astros season

The 2016 Houston Astros season was the 55th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 52nd as the Astros, fourth in both the American League and American League West, and 17th at Minute Maid Park. After a 7–17 start in the month of April, the Astros produced a winning record over their next four months, highlighted by an 18–8 record in June. After going 12–15 in September, the Astros were eliminated from playoff contention. They finished in third place in the AL West with a final record of 84–78, eleven games back of the division champion Texas Rangers. As of 2023, this was the last time the Astros had missed the playoffs, and the last time they did not reach at least the ALCS.

Offseason

 * 11/13/15 – Astros re-signed OF Colby Rasmus to the team's qualifying offer of one year, $15.8 million.
 * 11/19/15 – Astros traded IF Jonathan Villar to the Milwaukee Brewers for RHP Cy Sneed.
 * 11/25/15 – Astros traded IF Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Brendan McCurry.
 * 12/2/15 – Astros traded C Hank Conger to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.
 * 12/2/15 – Astros non-tendered 1B Chris Carter, making him a free agent.
 * 12/11/15 – Astros re-signed LHP Tony Sipp to three year, $18 million deal.
 * 12/12/15 – Astros traded RHP Vince Velasquez, RHP Mark Appel, LHP Brett Oberholtzer, RHP Harold Arauz, and RHP Thomas Eshelman to the Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Ken Giles and IF Jonathan Araúz.
 * 1/28/16 – Astros signed free agent RHP Doug Fister to one year, $7 million deal.

Spring training
2016 marked the final year the Astros played their spring training ball at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida, where Houston had played since 1985. In 2017, the Astros moved to The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, a brand new stadium located in West Palm Beach, Florida that Houston shares with the Washington Nationals.

Houston finished fifth in the Grapefruit League with an 18–11 record, four games back of the champion Nationals.

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Astros team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Astros team member

Statistics
Through 2016 season

Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Total runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts