2006 New York Yankees season
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Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
General manager(s) | Brian Cashman |
Manager(s) | Joe Torre |
Local television |
WWOR-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, David Justice, Al Leiter, John Flaherty) |
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WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman ) WKDM (Francisco X. Rivera, Beto Villa) |
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The New York Yankees 2006 season was the Yankees 104th season in New York, and their 106th overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. The season finished with the Yankees winning the AL East Division. They were defeated in the Division Championship by the Detroit Tigers in a 3-1 series.
Offseason
- 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]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 10 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 11 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 27 | 40–41 | 30–51 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 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 of Anaheim | 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
- 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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Player stats
Batting
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 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Randy Johnson | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5.00 | 172 |
Chien-Ming Wang | 34 | 19 | 6 | 3.63 | 76 |
Mike Mussina | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3.51 | 172 |
Jaret Wright | 30 | 11 | 7 | 4.49 | 84 |
Shawn Chacón | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7.00 | 35 |
Cory Lidle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5.16 | 32 |
Jeff Karstens | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 16 |
Aaron Small | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8.46 | 12 |
Sidney Ponson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10.47 | 15 |
Darrell Rasner | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4.43 | 11 |
Kris Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 6 |
Sean Henn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Myers | 62 | 0 | 3.23 | 22 |
Tanyon Sturtze | 18 | 0 | 7.59 | 6 |
Ron Villone | 70 | 0 | 5.04 | 72 |
Mariano Rivera | 63 | 34 | 1.80 | 55 |
Octavio Dotel | 14 | 0 | 10.80 | 7 |
Scott Proctor | 83 | 1 | 3.52 | 89 |
Colter Bean | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Brian Bruney | 19 | 0 | 0.87 | 25 |
Matt Smith | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
T.J. Beam | 20 | 0 | 8.56 | 12 |
José Veras | 12 | 1 | 4.09 | 6 |
Kyle Farnsworth | 72 | 6 | 4.36 | 75 |
Scott Erickson | 9 | 0 | 7.94 | 2 |
Playoffs
American League Division Series
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten Island[5][6]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 New York Yankees season. |
- 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 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