2006 New York Yankees | ||
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American League East Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York | |
Record | 97–65 (.599) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | George Steinbrenner | |
General managers | Brian Cashman | |
Managers | Joe Torre | |
Television | WWOR-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, David Justice, Al Leiter, John Flaherty) | |
Radio | WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman ) WKDM (Francisco X. Rivera, Beto Villa) | |
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The 2006 New York Yankees season was the Yankees' 104th season. The season finished with the Yankees winning the American League East. They were defeated in the ALDS by the Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 1.
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Offseason
[edit]- January 3, 2006: Bernie Williams signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[1]
- January 30, 2006: Ramiro Mendoza was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[2]
- Sal Fasano signed with the New York Yankees.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27 | 40–41 | 30–51 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | 41–40 | 20–61 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–15 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 8–11 | 9–9 |
Boston | 15–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 16–2 |
Chicago | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 14–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 13–6 | — | 14–4 | 3–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 15–3 |
Kansas City | 1–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 8–10 | 4–14 | — | 3–7 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 10–9 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 7–11 |
Minnesota | 6–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 16–2 |
New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 3–6 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 8–2 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 4–2 | 7–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 4–6 | 6–3 | — | 17–2 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 8–10 |
Seattle | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 9–10 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–17 | — | 6–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 14–4 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–7 | 1–6 | 5–13 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 3–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 |
Texas | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 2–8 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 7–11 |
Toronto | 11–8 | 12–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 2–4 | — | 9–9 |
Transactions
[edit]- June 6, 2006: Ian Kennedy was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2006.[3]
- June 6, 2006: Joba Chamberlain was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed September 2, 2006.[4]
Roster
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October
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Derek Jeter | 154 | 653 | 214 | .343 | 14 | 97 |
Johnny Damon | 149 | 593 | 169 | .285 | 24 | 80 |
Alex Rodriguez | 154 | 572 | 166 | .290 | 35 | 121 |
Robinson Canó | 122 | 482 | 165 | .342 | 15 | 78 |
Jorge Posada | 143 | 465 | 129 | .277 | 23 | 93 |
Melky Cabrera | 130 | 460 | 129 | .280 | 7 | 50 |
Jason Giambi | 139 | 446 | 113 | .253 | 37 | 113 |
Bernie Williams | 131 | 420 | 118 | .281 | 12 | 61 |
Andy Phillips | 110 | 246 | 59 | .240 | 7 | 29 |
Miguel Cairo | 81 | 222 | 53 | .239 | 0 | 30 |
Bobby Abreu | 58 | 209 | 69 | .330 | 7 | 42 |
Hideki Matsui | 51 | 172 | 52 | .302 | 8 | 29 |
Gary Sheffield | 39 | 151 | 45 | .298 | 6 | 25 |
Craig Wilson | 40 | 104 | 22 | .212 | 4 | 8 |
Bubba Crosby | 65 | 87 | 18 | .207 | 1 | 6 |
Aaron Guiel | 44 | 82 | 21 | .256 | 4 | 11 |
Kelly Stinnett | 34 | 79 | 18 | .228 | 1 | 9 |
Nick Green | 46 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 2 | 4 |
Sal Fasano | 28 | 49 | 7 | .143 | 1 | 5 |
Terrence Long | 12 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Kevin Thompson | 19 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 6 |
Kevin Reese | 10 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 1 |
Andy Cannizaro | 13 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
Wil Nieves | 6 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 22 | 1 | .045 | 0 | 1 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5651 | 1608 | .285 | 210 | 902 |
Note: Individual pitchers batting not included
Pitching
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Starting and other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Chien-Ming Wang (1 SV) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 3.63 | 76 |
Randy Johnson | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5.00 | 172 |
Mike Mussina | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3.51 | 172 |
Jaret Wright | 30 | 11 | 7 | 4.49 | 84 |
Shawn Chacón | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7.00 | 35 |
Aaron Small | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8.46 | 12 |
Cory Lidle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5.16 | 32 |
Jeff Karstens | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 16 |
Darrell Rasner | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4.43 | 11 |
Sidney Ponson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10.47 | 15 |
Kris Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 6 |
Sean Henn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mariano Rivera | 63 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 1.80 | 55 |
Scott Proctor | 83 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.52 | 89 |
Kyle Farnsworth | 72 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4.36 | 75 |
Ron Villone | 70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.04 | 72 |
Mike Myers | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.23 | 22 |
T.J. Beam | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.56 | 12 |
Brian Bruney | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 25 |
Tanyon Sturtze | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | 6 |
Octavio Dotel | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 7 |
Matt Smith | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
José Veras | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.09 | 6 |
Scott Erickson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 2 |
Colter Bean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Team Pitching Totals | 162 | 97 | 65 | 43 | 4.41 | 1019 |
Playoffs
[edit]American League Division Series
[edit]The 2006 American League Division Series was played between New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. New York finished 1st in the American League East, while Detroit won the wild card. Detroit ended up winning the series 3-1.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Win/Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
1 | October 3 | Detroit | 4 – 8 | New York (AL) | Wang | 56,291 | 1-0 | ||
2 | October 5 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | New York (AL) | Mussina | 56,252 | 1-1 | ||
3 | October 6 | New York (AL) | 0 – 6 | Detroit | Johnson | 43,440 | 1-2 | ||
4 | October 7 | New York (AL) | 3 – 8 | Detroit | Wright | 43,126 | 1-3 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten Island[5][6]
References
[edit]- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: New York Yankees Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: New York Yankees Game Log on ESPN.com
- Playoffs: New York Yankees Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: New York Yankees Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: New York Yankees Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
- 2006 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
- 2006 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- ^ Bernie Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Ramiro Mendoza Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Ian Kennedy Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Joba Chamberlain Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2007 Annual Directory