2006_San_Francisco_Giants_season
2006 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2006 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 124th year in Major League Baseball, their 49th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their sixth at AT&T Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with a 76–85 record, 11½ games behind the San Diego Padres.
| 2006 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | AT&T Park | |||
| City | San Francisco, California | |||
| Record | 76–85 (.472) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Peter Magowan | |||
| General managers | Brian Sabean | |||
| Managers | Felipe Alou | |||
| Television | KTVU (Jon Miller, Greg Papa, Mike Krukow) FSN Bay Area (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Greg Papa, Dave Flemming, Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow) KLOK (Tito Fuentes, Erwin Higueros, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez) | |||
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Season summary
Barry Bonds of the Giants pursued his quest toward Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755 home runs. Bonds finished the season with 734 career home runs, 21 short of tying Aaron's mark. On June 3, 2006, Eliezer Alfonzo made his big league debut. In his debut, his name was misspelled on his jersey (it should have ended in "zo", not "so"). Alfonzo hit a two-run shot in the sixth inning that ultimately won the game against the Mets. The following day, the jersey was still misspelled.[1] The Giants finished 76-85, 11½ games behind the division winner, the San Diego Padres, and also 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants finished in third place in their division, just ½ game ahead of both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, who both finished their season with a record of 76-86.
Season standings
National League West
| 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 |
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 |
Notable transactions
- December 8, 2005: Mark Sweeney was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[2]
- June 6, 2006: Tim Lincecum was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2006.[3]
- July 22, 2006: Jeremy Accardo was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Shea Hillenbrand and relief pitcher Vinnie Chulk.[4]
- July 28, 2006: Mike Stanton was traded by the Washington Nationals to the San Francisco Giants for Shairon Martis (minors).[5]
Roster
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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| Pedro Feliz | 160 | 603 | 75 | 147 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 98 | 1 | 33 | .244 | .428 |
| Omar Vizquel | 153 | 579 | 88 | 171 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 24 | 56 | .295 | .389 |
| Randy Winn | 149 | 573 | 82 | 150 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 10 | 48 | .262 | .396 |
| Ray Durham | 137 | 498 | 79 | 146 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 93 | 7 | 51 | .293 | .538 |
| Steve Finley | 139 | 426 | 66 | 105 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 46 | .246 | .394 |
| Barry Bonds | 130 | 367 | 74 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 77 | 3 | 115 | .270 | .545 |
| Moisés Alou | 98 | 345 | 52 | 104 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 74 | 2 | 28 | .301 | .571 |
| Eliézer Alfonzo | 87 | 286 | 27 | 76 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 9 | .266 | .465 |
| Mark Sweeney | 114 | 259 | 32 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 28 | .251 | .382 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 60 | 234 | 33 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 7 | .248 | .415 |
| Lance Niekro | 66 | 199 | 27 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11 | .246 | .387 |
| Mike Matheny | 47 | 160 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | .231 | .338 |
| Todd Greene | 61 | 159 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | .289 | .428 |
| José Vizcaíno | 64 | 119 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | .210 | .261 |
| Kevin Frandsen | 41 | 93 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .215 | .323 |
| Jason Ellison | 84 | 81 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .383 |
| Todd Linden | 61 | 77 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .273 | .455 |
| Travis Ishikawa | 12 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .500 |
| Tomás de la Rosa | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .313 |
| Daniel Ortmeier | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 |
| Fred Lewis | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .545 |
| Chad Santos | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .857 |
| Justin Knoedler | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 |
| Pitcher Totals | 161 | 337 | 19 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .169 | .226 |
| Team Totals | 161 | 5472 | 746 | 1418 | 297 | 52 | 163 | 711 | 58 | 494 | .259 | .422 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Jason Schmidt | 11 | 9 | 3.59 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 213.1 | 189 | 94 | 85 | 80 | 180 |
| Matt Morris | 10 | 15 | 4.98 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 207.2 | 218 | 123 | 115 | 63 | 117 |
| Matt Cain | 13 | 12 | 4.15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 190.2 | 157 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 179 |
| Noah Lowry | 7 | 10 | 4.74 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 159.1 | 166 | 89 | 84 | 56 | 84 |
| Jamey Wright | 6 | 10 | 5.19 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 156.0 | 167 | 95 | 90 | 64 | 79 |
| Brad Hennessey | 5 | 6 | 4.26 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 99.1 | 92 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 42 |
| Kevin Correia | 2 | 0 | 3.49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 | 64 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 57 |
| Steve Kline | 4 | 3 | 3.66 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 51.2 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 33 |
| Jeremy Accardo | 1 | 3 | 4.91 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 40.1 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 40 |
| Jonathan Sánchez | 3 | 1 | 4.95 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 40.0 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 33 |
| Armando Benítez | 4 | 2 | 3.52 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 38.1 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 31 |
| Brian Wilson | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Mike Stanton | 4 | 2 | 3.09 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 23.1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| Scott Munter | 0 | 1 | 8.74 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 7 |
| Vinnie Chulk | 0 | 3 | 5.24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 25 |
| Tim Worrell | 3 | 2 | 7.52 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 20.1 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 12 |
| Jack Taschner | 0 | 1 | 8.38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 15 |
| Jeff Fassero | 1 | 1 | 7.80 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| Tyler Walker | 0 | 1 | 15.19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Billy Sadler | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Pat Misch | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 85 | 4.63 | 161 | 161 | 37 | 1429.2 | 1422 | 790 | 735 | 584 | 992 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem-Keizer[6]
- "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms - ALFONSO | Sports Illustrated Kids". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1st Half: San Francisco Giants Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: San Francisco Giants Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: San Francisco Giants Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: San Francisco Giants Pitching Stats on ESPN.com