2006 New York Yankees season
The 2006 New York Yankees season was the Yankees' 104th season. The season finished with the Yankees winning the AL East Division. They were defeated in the ALDS by the Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 1.
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Hideki Matsui (left) and Derek Jeter (right) on April 3, 2006.
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Record | 97–65 (.599) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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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) |
Local radio | WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman ) WKDM (Francisco X. Rivera, Beto Villa) |
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Offseason
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 | 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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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 |
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 |
Pitching
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Randy Johnson pitching in 2006.
Starting and other 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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Chien-Ming Wang | 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
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 |
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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Dave Miley |
AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League | Bill Masse |
A | Tampa Yankees | Florida State League | Luis Sojo |
A | Charleston RiverDogs | South Atlantic League | Bill Mosiello |
A-Short Season | Staten Island Yankees | New York–Penn League | Gaylen Pitts |
Rookie | GCL Yankees | Gulf Coast League | Matt Martin |
References
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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 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
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