2006 New York Yankees
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| 2006 New York Yankees 2006 AL East Champions | ||
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| 2006 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Torre | |
| Local television | YES Network </br> WWOR | |
| Local radio | WCBS | |
| Baseball-Reference | 2006 New York Yankees | |
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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.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | -- | .599 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | 10 | .537 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 11 | .531 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 92 | 27 | .432 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 61 | 101 | 36 | .377 |
[edit] Player stats
[edit] 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 Cano | 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 |
[edit] Pitching
[edit] 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 Chacon | 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 |
[edit] 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 |
| Jose Veras | 12 | 1 | 4.09 | 6 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 72 | 6 | 4.36 | 75 |
| Scott Erickson | 9 | 0 | 7.94 | 2 |
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] 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 Leage 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 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Gold Glove Derek Jeter
- All-Stars Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez
[edit] Related Sites
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AL East: Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto NL East: Atlanta • Florida • New York • Philadelphia • Washington |
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NL Division Series (3-0) Mets (NLE) over Dodgers (WC) NL Division Series (3-1) Cardinals (NLC) over Padres (NLW) | |||
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NL Championship Series (4-3) Cardinals over Mets | |||
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World Series (4-1) Cardinals over Tigers | |||
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AL Championship Series (4-0) Tigers over Athletics | |||
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AL Division Series (3-1) Tigers (WC) over Yankees (ALE) AL Division Series (3-0) Athletics (ALW) over Twins (ALC) |
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