2006_New_York_Yankees_season

2006 New York Yankees season

2006 New York Yankees season

Major League Baseball team season


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.

Hideki Matsui (left) and Derek Jeter (right) on April 3, 2006.

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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]
  • Sal Fasano signed with the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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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

2006 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

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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

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Note: Individual pitchers batting not included

Pitching

Randy Johnson pitching in 2006.
Starting and other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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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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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.

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWin/LossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 3Detroit4 – 8New York (AL)Wang56,2911-0
2October 5Detroit4 – 3New York (AL)Mussina56,2521-1
3October 6New York (AL)0 – 6DetroitJohnson43,4401-2
4October 7New York (AL)3 – 8DetroitWright43,1261-3

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten Island[5][6]


References

  1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  2. Baseball America 2007 Annual Directory

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