2006_Colorado_Rockies_season
2006 Colorado Rockies season
Major League Baseball team season
The Colorado Rockies' 2006 season was the 14th for the Rockies. They competed in the National League West finishing with a record of 76–86 and tied for fourth place in the division. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field.
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| 2006 Colorado Rockies | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Coors Field | |||
| City | Denver, Colorado | |||
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Charles & Dick Monfort | |||
| General managers | Dan O'Dowd | |||
| Managers | Clint Hurdle | |||
| Television | KTVD Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (George Frazier, Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson) | |||
| Radio | KOA (AM) (Jack Corrigan, Jeff Kingery) | |||
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- December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.[1]
- December 7, 2005: Aaron Miles was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Larry Bigbie to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray King.[2]
- December 19, 2005: José Mesa was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
- January 7, 2006: Eli Marrero was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
- February 10, 2006: Josh Fogg was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
- February 11, 2006: Jamey Carroll was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals.[6]
Season standings
National League West
More information W, L ...
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Diego Padres | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 43–38 | 45–36 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 49–32 | 39–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 11½ | 43–38 | 33–47 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 12 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
| Colorado Rockies | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 12 | 44–37 | 32–49 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–11 |
| Atlanta | 1–6 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 5–10 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 1–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 6–9 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 4–11 |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–10 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 10–5 | 0–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 9–6 | 5–1 | 6-9 |
| Colorado | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–15 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 10–8 | 2–7 | 8–0 | 11–4 |
| Florida | 4–2 | 8–11 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 11–7 | 9–9 |
| Houston | 5–4 | 4–3 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 2–4 | 4-3 | — | 3–3 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 13–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 9–7 | 4–4 | 7–11 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 15–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–13 | 13–6 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 0–7 | 5–10 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 7–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 6–1 | 11–7 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–8 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 12–6 | 6–9 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 11–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–11 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–13 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–13 | 4–6 | 9–7 | 4–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 6–1 | 6–9 | 3–3 | 3–12 |
| San Diego | 10–9 | 2–7 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 7–12 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 7–8 |
| San Francisco | 11–8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–13 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 12–7 | — | 1–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 |
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 6–9 | 7–2 | 5-1 | 7–9 | 7–0 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | 4–1 | — | 4–3 | 5–10 |
| Washington | 5–1 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 0–8 | 7-11 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–12 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–4 | — | 7–11 |
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Transactions
- June 9, 2006: Eli Marrero was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Kazuo Matsui and cash.[7]
- July 31, 2006: Scott Dohmann and Ryan Shealy were traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jeremy Affeldt and Denny Bautista.[8]
- August 14, 2006: Vinny Castilla was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[9]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Chris Iannetta (Aug 27)
- Troy Tulowitzki (Aug 30)
- Jeff Salazar (Sep 7)
- Alvin Colina (Sep 18)
- Pitchers:
- Ramón Ramírez (Apr 14)
- Manuel Corpas (Jul 18)
- Justin Hampson (Sep 10)
- Juan Morillo (Sep 24)
- Ubaldo Jiménez (Sep 26)[10]
Roster
Game log
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| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Yorvit Torrealba | 65 | 223 | 55 | .247 | 7 | 43 |
| 1B | Todd Helton | 145 | 546 | 165 | .302 | 15 | 81 |
| 2B | Jamey Carroll | 136 | 463 | 139 | .300 | 5 | 36 |
| SS | Clint Barmes | 131 | 478 | 105 | .220 | 7 | 56 |
| 3B | Garrett Atkins | 157 | 602 | 198 | .329 | 20 | 120 |
| LF | Matt Holliday | 155 | 602 | 196 | .326 | 34 | 114 |
| CF | Cory Sullivan | 126 | 386 | 103 | .267 | 2 | 30 |
| RF | Brad Hawpe | 150 | 499 | 146 | .293 | 22 | 84 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Choo Freeman | 88 | 173 | 41 | .237 | 2 | 18 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 67 | 167 | 48 | .287 | 4 | 21 |
| Luis González | 61 | 149 | 36 | .242 | 2 | 14 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 32 | 113 | 39 | .345 | 2 | 19 |
| Danny Ardoin | 35 | 109 | 21 | .193 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Smith | 49 | 99 | 26 | .263 | 5 | 13 |
| JD Closser | 32 | 97 | 19 | .196 | 2 | 11 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 25 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Iannetta | 21 | 77 | 20 | .260 | 2 | 10 |
| Miguel Ojeda | 25 | 74 | 17 | .230 | 2 | 11 |
| Eli Marrero | 30 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 4 | 10 |
| Jorge Piedra | 43 | 59 | 10 | .169 | 3 | 10 |
| Jeff Baker | 18 | 57 | 21 | .368 | 5 | 21 |
| Jeff Salazar | 19 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 1 | 8 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 11 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
| Vinny Castilla | 15 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Shealy | 5 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Alvin Colina | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Aaron Cook | 32 | 212.2 | 9 | 15 | 4.23 | 92 |
| Jason Jennings | 32 | 212.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.78 | 142 |
| Jeff Francis | 32 | 199.0 | 13 | 11 | 4.16 | 117 |
| Josh Fogg | 31 | 172.0 | 11 | 9 | 5.49 | 93 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 27 | 155.0 | 8 | 12 | 5.57 | 129 |
| Zach Day | 3 | 13.1 | 1 | 2 | 10.80 | 6 |
| Juan Morillo | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 4 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Justin Hampson | 5 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 9 |
| Miguel Asencio | 3 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 7 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 3 |
| Denny Bautista | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 5 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Brian Fuentes | 66 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 3.44 | 73 |
| José Mesa | 79 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.86 | 39 |
| Tom Martin | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.07 | 46 |
| Ray King | 67 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.43 | 23 |
| Ramón Ramírez | 61 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 61 |
| Manuel Corpas | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.62 | 27 |
| David Cortés | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.30 | 14 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6.91 | 20 |
| Scott Dohmann | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.20 | 22 |
| Nate Field | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 14 |
| Mike Venafro | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 2 |
| Sun-Woo Kim | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 4 |
| Mike DeJean | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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- Colorado Rockies DHL Hometown Hero: Larry Walker[11]
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Newman, Mark (October 1, 2006). "Fans select teams' Hometown Heroes". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007