The 2016 Orioles came up short in a couple of respects during the final week. Not only were they eliminated from the postseason with a loss in the Wild Card game, but they also fell just shy of matching the franchise record for regular-season home runs (257, set by the 1996 Orioles), ending with 253.
All year, Orioles Report has been tracking the Birds' home run pace compared to the 1996 club. Let's take one final look at how each team finished.