2006 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Major League Baseball team season
The 2006 New York Yankees season was the 104th season for the New York Yankees franchise. 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.
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
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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
2006 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game log
2006 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 3
Yankees
15–2
Oakland
Johnson (1–0)
35,077
1–0
2
April 4
Yankees
3–4
Oakland
Proctor (0–1)
31,284
1–1
3
April 5
Yankees
4–9
Oakland
Wright (0–1)
30,165
1–2
4
April 7
Yankees
1–4
Angels
Chacón (0–1)
44,221
1–3
5
April 8
Yankees
2–3
Angels
Johnson (1–1)
44,044
1–4
6
April 9
Yankees
10–1
Angels
Mussina (1–0)
44,020
2–4
7
April 11
Kansas City
7–9
Yankees
Proctor (1–1)
Rivera (1)
54,698
3–4
8
April 12
Kansas City
5–12
Yankees
Chacón (1–1)
41,448
4–4
9
April 13
Kansas City
3–9
Yankees
Johnson (2–1)
54,381
5–4
10
April 14
Yankees
1–5
Minnesota
Mussina (1–1)
30,622
5–5
11
April 15
Yankees
5–6
Minnesota
Rivera (0–1)
42,316
5–6
12
April 16
Yankees
9–3
Minnesota
Wang (1–0)
22,627
6–6
13
April 18
Yankees
5–10
Toronto
Johnson (2–2)
48,776
6–7
14
April 19
Yankees
3–1
Toronto
Mussina (2–1)
Rivera (2)
32,886
7–7
15
April 21
Baltimore
6–5
Yankees
Wang (1–1)
51,282
7–8
16
April 22
Baltimore
1–6
Yankees
Chacón (2–1)
50,872
8–8
17
April 23
Baltimore
1–7
Yankees
Johnson (3–2)
47,996
9–8
18
April 25
Tampa Bay
1–9
Yankees
Mussina (3–1)
36,334
10–8
19
April 26
Tampa Bay
4–2
Yankees
Rivera (0–2)
35,642
10–9
20
April 27
Tampa Bay
1–4
Yankees
Chacón (2–1)
Rivera (3)
45,826
11–9
21
April 28
Toronto
7–2
Yankees
Wright (0–2)
47,204
11–10
22
April 29
Toronto
6–17
Yankees
Johnson (4–2)
50,119
12–10
23
April 30
Toronto
1–4
Yankees
Mussina (4–1)
Rivera (4)
52,954
13–10
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
24
May 1
Yankees
7–3
Boston
Small (0–1)
36,339
13–11
–
May 2
Yankees
Boston
Postponed
13–11
25
May 3
Yankees
4–2
Tampa Bay
Farnsworth (1–0)
Rivera (5)
17,059
14–11
26
May 4
Yankees
10–5
Tampa Bay
Johnson (5–2)
22,164
15–11
27
May 5
Yankees
8–7
Texas
Mussina (5–1)
Rivera (6)
39,002
16–11
28
May 6
Yankees
6–1
Texas
Chacón (4–1)
48,634
17–11
29
May 7
Yankees
8–5
Texas
Wang (2–1)
46,013
18–11
30
May 9
Boston
14–3
Yankees
Johnson (5–3)
54,688
18–12
31
May 10
Boston
3–7
Yankees
Mussina (6–1)
54,769
19–12
32
May 11
Boston
5–3
Yankees
Villone (0–1)
54,956
19–13
33
May 12
Oakland
0–2
Yankees
Wang (3–1)
Rivera (7)
47,797
20–13
34
May 13
Oakland
3–4
Yankees
Wright (1–2)
Farnsworth (1)
53,907
21–13
35
May 14
Oakland
6–1
Yankees
Johnson (5–4)
52,587
21–14
36
May 15
Texas
4–3
Yankees
Farnsworth (1–1)
41,115
21–15
37
May 16
Texas
13–14
Yankees
Rivera (1–2)
40,757
22–15
38
May 17
Texas
3–4
Yankees
Wang (4–1)
Rivera (8)
52,547
23–15
39
May 18
Texas
6–2
Yankees
Wright (1–3)
47,194
23–16
40
May 19
Yankees
6–7
Mets
Rivera (1–3)
56,289
23–17
41
May 20
Yankees
5–4
Mets
Rivera (2–3)
56,185
24–17
42
May 21
Yankees
3–4
Mets
Small (0–2)
56,205
24–18
43
May 22
Yankees
5–9
Boston
Wang (4–2)
36,342
24–19
44
May 23
Yankees
7–5
Boston
Wright (2–3)
Rivera (9)
36,290
25–19
45
May 24
Yankees
8–6
Boston
Johnson (6–4)
Rivera (10)
36,375
26–19
46
May 26
Kansas City
7–6
Yankees
Farnsworth (1–2)
48,035
26–20
47
May 27
Kansas City
4–15
Yankees
Wang (5–2)
54,216
27–20
48
May 28
Kansas City
5–6
Yankees
Wright (3–3)
Rivera (11)
54,372
28–20
49
May 29
Yankees
4–0
Detroit
Johnson (7–4)
39,759
29–20
50
May 30
Yankees
11–6
Detroit
Rivera (3–3)
24,765
30–20
51
May 31
Yankees
6–1
Detroit
Mussina (7–1)
23,737
31–20
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
52
June 1
Yankees
6–7
Detroit
Farnsworth (1–3)
27,231
31–21
53
June 2
Yankees
6–5
Baltimore
Farnsworth (2–3)
48,168
32–21
54
June 3
Yankees
6–5
Baltimore
Proctor (2–1)
Wang (1)
48,195
33–21
55
June 4
Yankees
4–11
Baltimore
Small (0–3)
47,535
33–22
56
June 5
Boston
5–13
Yankees
Mussina (8–1)
55,246
34–22
57
June 6
Boston
1–2
Yankees
Wang (6–2)
Rivera (12)
55,141
35–22
–
June 7
Boston
Yankees
Postponed
35–22
58
June 8
Boston
9–3
Yankees
Wright (3–4)
55,225
35–23
59
June 9
Oakland
6–5
Yankees
Johnson (7–5)
53,837
35–24
60
June 10
Oakland
5–2
Yankees
Mussina (8–2)
53,779
35–25
61
June 11
Oakland
6–5
Yankees
Farnsworth (2–4)
54,570
35–26
62
June 13
Cleveland
0–1
Yankees
Wang (7–2)
Rivera (13)
50,365
36–26
63
June 14
Cleveland
1–6
Yankees
Johnson (7–5)
53,448
37–26
64
June 15
Cleveland
8–4
Yankees
Mussina (8–3)
54,648
37–27
65
June 16
Yankees
7–5
Washington
Rivera (4–3)
44,749
38–27
66
June 17
Yankees
9–11
Washington
Rivera (4–4)
45,085
38–28
67
June 18
Yankees
2–3
Washington
Wang (7–3)
45,157
38–29
68
June 19
Yankees
2–4
Philadelphia
Johnson (8–6)
44,747
38–30
69
June 20
Yankees
9–7
Philadelphia
Beam (1–0)
Rivera (14)
44,775
39–30
70
June 21
Yankees
5–0
Philadelphia
Wright (4–4)
45,111
40–30
71
June 23
Florida
5–6
Yankees
Wang (8–3)
Rivera (15)
54,025
41–30
–
June 24
Florida
Yankees
Postponed
41–30
72
June 25
Florida
1–2
Yankees
Mussina (9–3)
Rivera (16)
53,615
42–30
73
June 25
Florida
1–2
Yankees
Chacón (4–2)
6,809
42–31
74
June 26
Atlanta
2–5
Yankees
Johnson (9–6)
Rivera (17)
54,226
43–31
75
June 27
Atlanta
5–2
Yankees
Wright (4–5)
53,763
43–32
76
June 28
Atlanta
3–4
Yankees
Villone (1–1)
54,186
44–32
77
June 30
Mets
0–2
Yankees
Villone (2–1)
Rivera (18)
55,245
45–32
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
78
July 1
Mets
8–3
Yankees
Johnson (9–7)
55,132
45–33
79
July 2
Mets
7–16
Yankees
Villone (3–1)
55,212
46–33
80
July 3
Yankees
2–5
Cleveland
Wang (8–4)
42,706
46–34
81
July 4
Yankees
1–19
Cleveland
Chacón (4–3)
29,638
46–35
82
July 5
Yankees
11–3
Cleveland
Mussina (10–3)
31,265
47–35
83
July 6
Yankees
10–4
Cleveland
Johnson (10–7)
34,982
48–35
84
July 7
Yankees
1–0
Tampa Bay
Wright (5–5)
Rivera (19)
25,584
49–35
85
July 8
Yankees
5–1
Tampa Bay
Wang (9–4)
34,982
50–35
86
July 9
Yankees
5–6
Tampa Bay
Proctor (2–2)
31,583
50–36
87
July 14
White Sox
5–6
Yankees
Farnsworth (3–4)
Rivera (20)
55,069
51–36
88
July 15
White Sox
3–14
Yankees
Mussina (11–3)
55,019
52–36
89
July 16
White Sox
4–6
Yankees
Wright (6–5)
Rivera (21)
53,781
53–36
90
July 17
Seattle
2–4
Yankees
Wang (10–4)
Rivera (22)
53,444
54–36
91
July 18
Seattle
4–5
Yankees
Proctor (3–2)
52,992
55–36
92
July 19
Seattle
3–2
Yankees
Johnson (10–8)
54,121
55–37
93
July 20
Yankees
4–5
Toronto
Rivera (4–5)
42,336
55–38
94
July 21
Yankees
3–7
Toronto
Wright (6–6)
40,149
55–39
95
July 22
Yankees
5–4
Toronto
Wang (11–4)
Rivera (23)
50,014
56–39
96
July 23
Yankees
5–13
Toronto
Ponson (0–1)
42,337
56–40
97
July 24
Yankees
6–2
Texas
Johnson (11–8)
43,206
57–40
98
July 25
Yankees
7–4
Texas
Mussina (12–3)
Rivera (24)
42,171
58–40
99
July 26
Yankees
8–7
Texas
Chacón (4–3)
Rivera (25)
43,527
59–40
100
July 28
Tampa Bay
0–6
Yankees
Wang (12–4)
53,979
60–40
101
July 29
Tampa Bay
19–6
Yankees
Johnson (11–9)
54,485
60–41
102
July 30
Tampa Bay
2–4
Yankees
Mussina (13–3)
Rivera (26)
54,102
61–41
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
103
August 1
Toronto
1–5
Yankees
Wright (7–6)
52,237
62–41
104
August 2
Toronto
2–7
Yankees
Wang (13–4)
54,414
63–41
105
August 3
Toronto
1–8
Yankees
Lidle (1–0)
52,156
64–41
106
August 4
Yankees
5–4
Baltimore
Proctor (4–2)
Rivera (27)
44,840
65–41
107
August 5
Yankees
0–5
Baltimore
Mussina (13–4)
49,159
65–42
108
August 6
Yankees
6–1
Baltimore
Wright (8–6)
Rivera (28)
45,563
66–42
109
August 8
Yankees
5–6
White Sox
Proctor (4–3)
39,872
66–43
110
August 9
Yankees
7–6
White Sox
Johnson (12–9)
Rivera (29)
39,406
66–44
111
August 10
Yankees
4–5
White Sox
Mussina (13–5)
39,289
67–44
112
August 11
Angels
7–4
Yankees
Lidle (1–1)
54,450
67–45
113
August 12
Angels
2–5
Yankees
Wright (9–6)
Rivera (30)
54,157
68–45
114
August 13
Angels
5–3
Yankees
Wang (13–5)
54,309
68–46
115
August 14
Angels
2–7
Yankees
Johnson (13–9)
52,100
69–46
116
August 15
Baltimore
3–6
Yankees
Mussina (11–3)
Rivera (31)
52,418
70–46
117
August 16
Baltimore
3–2
Yankees
Proctor (5–3)
54,244
70–47
118
August 17
Baltimore
12–2
Yankees
Lidle (1–2)
54,333
70–48
119
August 18
Yankees
12–4
Boston
Wang (14–5)
36,325
71–48
120
August 18
Yankees
14–11
Boston
Myers (1–0)
36,071
72–48
121
August 19
Yankees
13–5
Boston
Johnson (14–9)
35,738
73–48
122
August 20
Yankees
8–5
Boston
Rivera (5–5)
36,155
74–48
123
August 21
Yankees
2–1
Boston
Lidle (2–2)
Farnsworth (2)
35,829
75–48
124
August 22
Yankees
5–6
Seattle
Villone (3–2)
42,454
75–49
125
August 23
Yankees
9–2
Seattle
Wang (15–5)
41,380
76–49
126
August 24
Yankees
2–4
Seattle
Johnson (14–10)
44,634
76–50
127
August 25
Yankees
5–6
Angels
Myers (1–1)
44,253
77–51
128
August 26
Yankees
7–12
Angels
Bruney (0–1)
44,185
78–52
129
August 27
Yankees
11–8
Angels
Karstens (1–0)
44,225
79–52
–
August 29
Yankees
Detroit
Postponed
79–52
130
August 30
Yankees
2–0
Detroit
Wang (16–5)
Rivera (32)
52,585
80–52
131
August 30
Yankees
3–5
Detroit
Proctor (5–4)
54,509
80–53
132
August 31
Yankees
6–4
Detroit
Johnson (15–10)
Rivera (33)
54,771
81–53
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
133
September 1
Minnesota
1–8
Yankees
Lidle (3–2)
54,311
80–53
134
September 2
Minnesota
6–1
Yankees
Karstens (1–1)
53,220
80–54
135
September 3
Minnesota
1–10
Yankees
Rasner (1–0)
55,155
81–54
136
September 4
Yankees
12–5
Kansas City
Beam (2–0)
27,123
82–54
137
September 5
Yankees
0–5
Kansas City
Mussina (13–6)
25,104
82–55
138
September 6
Yankees
8–3
Kansas City
Johnson (16–10)
16,421
83–55
139
September 8
Yankees
4–9
Baltimore
Lidle (3–3)
36,214
83–56
140
September 9
Yankees
3–2
Baltimore
Wang (17–5)
Farnsworth (3)
45,827
84–56
141
September 10
Yankees
9–4
Baltimore
Wright (10–7)
40,125
85–56
142
September 11
Yankees
9–6
Baltimore
Johnson (17–10)
Farnsworth (4)
21,742
86–56
143
September 12
Tampa Bay
4–12
Yankees
Mussina (14–6)
54,570
87–56
144
September 13
Tampa Bay
4–8
Yankees
Bruney (1–1)
52,265
88–56
145
September 14
Tampa Bay
4–7
Yankees
Rasner (2–0)
51,965
89–56
–
September 15
Boston
Yankees
Postponed
89–56
146
September 16
Boston
5–2
Yankees
Wang (17–6)
55,091
89–57
147
September 16
Boston
5–7
Yankees
Proctor (6–4)
Farnsworth (5)
55,167
90–57
148
September 17
Boston
6–3
Yankees
Villone (3–3)
55,002
90–58
149
September 17
Boston
5–4
Yankees
Farnsworth (3–5)
55,221
90–59
150
September 18
Yankees
7–6
Toronto
Rasner (3–0)
Veras (1)
32,286
91–59
151
September 19
Yankees
6–3
Toronto
Karstens (2–1)
Farnsworth (6)
30,793
92–59
152
September 20
Yankees
2–3
Toronto
Henn (0–1)
33,029
92–60
153
September 22
Yankees
4–1
Tampa Bay
Wang (18–6)
Rivera (34)
26,337
93–60
154
September 23
Yankees
0–8
Tampa Bay
Johnson (17–11)
33,492
93–61
155
September 24
Yankees
4–11
Tampa Bay
Mussina (14–7)
31,422
93–62
156
September 25
Yankees
16–1
Tampa Bay
Wright (11–7)
24,053
94–62
157
September 26
Baltimore
4–5
Yankees
Lidle (4–3)
Proctor (1)
53,420
95–62
158
September 27
Baltimore
5–16
Yankees
Wang (19–6)
53,040
96–62
159
September 28
Baltimore
7–1
Yankees
Rasner (3–1)
54,046
96–63
160
September 29
Toronto
2–7
Yankees
Mussina (15–7)
52,331
97–63
161
September 30
Toronto
6–5
Yankees
Myers (1–2)
54,576
97–64
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
162
October 1
Toronto
5–7
Yankees
Farnsworth (3–6)
54,886
97–65
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten Island [ 5] [ 6]
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