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Major League Baseball—2006

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017

Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017

American League Final Standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
New York Yankees¹	97	65	.599	—
Toronto Blue Jays	87	75	.537	10.0
Boston Red Sox	86	76	.531	11.0
Baltimore Orioles	70	92	.432	27.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	61	101	.377	36.0

Central Division

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Minnesota Twins¹	96	66	.593	—
Detroit Tigers²	95	67	.586	1.0
Chicago White Sox	90	72	.556	6.0
Cleveland Indians	78	84	.481	18.0
Kansas City Royals	62	100	.383	34.0

Western Division

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Oakland Athletics¹	93	89	.574	—
Los Angeles Angels	89	73	.549	4.0
Texas Rangers	80	82	.494	13.0
Seattle Mariners	78	84	.481	15.0

1. Division winner. 2. Wild card.

American League Leaders, 2006

Batting—J. Mauer, Minnesota	.347
Home runs—D. Ortiz, Boston	54
Runs batted in—D. Ortiz, Boston	137
Runs—G. Sizemore, Cleveland	134
Hits—I. Suzuki, Seattle	224
Stolen bases—C. Crawford, Tampa Bay	58
Doubles—G. Sizemore, Cleveland	53
Triples—C. Crawford, Tampa Bay	16
Slugging percentage—T. Hafner, Cleveland	.659

A.L. Pitching

Wins—J. Santana, Minnesota and C. Wang, New York	19
Earned run average—J. Santana, Minnesota	2.77
Strikeouts—J. Santana, Minnesota	245
Saves—F. Rodriguez, Los Angeles	47

National League Standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
New York Mets ¹	97	65	.599	—
Philadelphia Phillies	85	77	.525	12.0
Atlanta Braves	79	83	.488	18.0
Florida Marlins	78	84	.481	19.0
Washington Nationals	71	91	.438	26.0

Central Division

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
St. Louis Cardinals¹	83	78	.516	—
Houston Astros	82	80	.506	1.5
Cincinnati Reds	80	82	.494	3.5
Milwaukee Brewers	75	87	.463	8.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	95	.414	16.5
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.406	17.5

Western Division

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
San Diego Padres¹	88	74	.543	—
Los Angeles Dodgers²	88	74	.543	—
San Francisco Giants	76	85	.472	11.5
Arizona Diamondbacks	76	86	.469	12.0
Colorado Rockies	76	86	.469	12.0

1. Division winner. Wild card.

National League Leaders, 2006

Batting—F. Sanchez, Pittsburgh	.344
Home runs—R. Howard, Philadelphia	58
Runs batted in—R. Howard, Philadelphia	149
Runs—C. Utley, Philadelphia	131
Hits—J. Pierre, Chicago	204
Stolen bases—J. Reyes, New York	64
Doubles—F. Sanchez, Pittsburgh	53
Triples—J. Reyes, New York	17
Slugging percentage—A. Pujols, St. Louis	.671

N.L. Pitching

Wins—A. Harang, Cincinnati	16
Earned run average—R. Oswalt, Houston	2.98
Strikeouts—A. Harang, Cincinnati	216
Saves—T. Hoffman, San Diego	46

American League Statistics, 2006

Team Pitching

	W	L	ERA	SHO	H	R	SO
New York	97	65	4.41	8	1,463	767	1,019
Minnesota	96	66	3.95	6	1,490	683	1,164
Detroit	95	87	3.84	16	1,420	675	1,003
Oakland	93	69	4.21	11	1,525	727	1,003
Chicago	90	72	4.61	11	1,534	794	1,012
Los Angeles	89	73	4.04	12	1,410	732	1,164
Toronto	87	75	4.37	6	1,447	754	1,076
Boston	86	76	4.83	6	1,570	825	1,070
Texas	80	82	4.60	8	1,558	784	972
Cleveland	78	84	4.41	13	1,583	782	948
Seattle	78	84	4.60	6	1,500	792	1,067
Baltimore	70	92	5.35	9	1,579	899	1,016
Kansas City	62	100	5.65	5	1,648	971	904
Tampa Bay	61	101	4.96	7	1,600	856	979

Individual Pitching (based on 10 decisions)

	W	L	ERA	IP	H	BB	SO
J. Santana, Minnesota	19	6	2.77	233.2	166	47	245
C. Wang, New York	19	6	3.63	218.0	233	52	76
J. Garland, Chicago	18	7	4.51	211.1	247	41	112
F. Garcia, Chicago	17	9	4.53	216.1	228	48	135
R. Johnson, New York	17	11	5.00	205.0	194	60	172
K. Rogers, Detroit	17	8	3.84	204.0	195	62	99
J. Verlander, Detroit	17	9	3.63	186.0	187	60	123
J. Beckett, Boston	16	11	5.01	204.2	191	74	158
J. Blanton, Oakland	16	12	4.82	194.1	241	58	107
R. Halladay, Toronto	16	5	3.19	220.0	208	34	132
K. Millwood, Texas	16	12	4.52	215.0	228	53	157
E. Santana, Los Angeles	16	8	4.28	204.0	181	70	141
B. Zito, Oakland	16	10	3.83	221.0	211	99	151

Team Batting

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
Minnesota	5,602	801	1,608	143	754	.287
New York	5,651	930	1,608	210	902	.285
Toronto	5,596	809	2,591	199	778	.284
Cleveland	5,619	870	1,576	196	839	.280
Chicago	5,657	868	1,586	236	839	.280`
Texas	5,659	835	1,571	183	799	.278
Baltimore	5,610	768	1,556	164	727	.277
Los Angeles	5,609	786	1,539	159	737	.274
Detroit	5,642	822	1,548	203	785	.274
Seattle	5,670	756	1,540	172	703	.272
Kansas City	5,589	757	1,515	124	718	.271
Boston	5,619	820	1,510	192	777	.269
Oakland	5,500	771	1,429	175	735	.260
Tampa Bay	5,474	689	1,395	190	650	.255

Individual Batting (based on 300 at bats)

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
J. Mauer, Minnesota	521	86	181	13	84	.347
D. Jeter, New York	623	118	214	14	97	.343
R. Cano, New York	482	62	165	15	78	.342
M. Tejada, Baltimore	648	99	214	24	100	.330
V. Guerrero, Los Angeles	607	92	200	33	116	.329
I. Suzuki, Seattle	695	110	224	9	49	.322
J. Morneau, Minnesota	592	97	190	34	130	.321
M. Ramirez, Boston	449	79	144	35	102	.321
C. Guillen, Detroit	543	100	174	19	85	.320
R. Johnson, Toronto	461	86	147	12	49	.319

National League Statistics, 2006

Team Pitching

	W	L	ERA	SHO	H	R	SO
New York	97	65	4.14	12	1.402	731	1,161
Los Angeles	88	74	4.23	10	1,524	751	1,068
San Diego	88	74	3.87	11	1,385	679	1,097
Philadelphia	85	77	4.60	6	1,561	812	1,138
St. Louis	83	78	4.54	9	1,475	762	970
Houston	82	80	4.08	12	1,425	719	1,160
Cincinnati	80	82	4.51	10	1,576	801	1,053
Atlanta	79	83	4.60	6	1,529	805	1,049
Florida	78	84	4.37	6	1,465	772	1,088
Arizona	76	86	4.48	9	1,503	788	1,115
Colorado	76	86	4.66	8	1,549	812	952
San Francisco	76	85	4.63	9	1,422	790	992
Milwaukee	75	87	4.82	8	1,454	833	1,145
Washington	71	91	5.03	3	1,535	872	960
Pittsburgh	67	96	4.52	10	1,545	797	1,060
Chicago	86	96	4.74	7	1,396	834	1,250

Individual Pitching (based on 10 decisions)

	W	L	ERA	IP	H	BB	SO
A. Harang, Cincinnati	16	11	3.76	234.1	242	56	216
D. Lowe, Los Angeles	16	8	3.63	218.0	221	55	123
B. Penny, Los Angeles	16	9	4.33	189.0	206	54	148
J. Smoltz, Atlanta	16	9	3.49	232.0	221	55	211
B. Webb, Arizona	16	8	3.10	235.0	216	50	178
C. Zambrano, Chicago	16	7	3.41	214.0	162	115	210
C. Carpenter, St. Louis	15	8	3.09	221.2	194	43	184
T. Glavine, New York	15	7	3.82	198.0	202	62	131
G. Maddux, Los Angeles	15	14	4.20	210.0	219	37	117
R. Oswalt, Houston	15	8	2.98	220.2	220	38	166
S. Trachsel, New York	15	8	4.97	164.2	185	75	79

Team Batting

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
Dodgers	5,628	820	1,552	153	787	.276
Colorado	5,562	813	1,504	157	761	.270
Atlanta	5,583	849	1,510	222	818	.270
St. Louis	5,522	781	1,484	184	745	.269
Chicago	5,587	716	1,496	166	677	.268
Arizona	5,645	773	1,506	160	743	.267
Philadelphia	5,687	865	1,518	216	823	.267
New York	5,558	834	1,469	200	800	.264
Florida	5,502	758	1,454	182	713	.264
Pittsburgh	5,558	691	1,462	141	656	.263
San Diego	5,576	731	1,465	161	698	.263
Washington	5,495	746	1,437	164	695	.262
San Francisco	5,472	746	1,418	163	711	.259
Milwaukee	5,433	730	1,400	180	695	.258
Cincinnati	5,515	749	1,419	217	718	.257
Houston	5,521	735	1,407	174	708	.255

Individual Batting (based on 300 at bats)

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
F. Sanchez, Pittsburgh	582	85	200	6	85	.344
M. Cabrera, Florida	576	112	195	26	114	.339
A. Pujols, St. Louis	535	119	177	49	137	.331
G. Atkins, Colorado	602	117	198	29	120	.329
M. Holliday, Colorado	602	119	196	34	114	.326
P. Lo Duca, New York	512	80	163	5	49	.318
L. Berkman, Houston	536	95	169	45	136	.315
R. Howard, Philadelphia	581	104	182	58	149	.313
D. Wright, New York	582	96	181	26	116	.311
C. Utley, Philadelphia	658	131	203	32	102	.309
A. Gonzalez, San Diego	570	83	173	24	82	.304
N. Garciaparra, Los Angeles	469	82	142	20	93	.303
T. Helton, Colorado	546	94	165	15	81	.302
K. Lofton, Los Angeles	469	79	141	3	41	.391

American League Division Series—2006

Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins,
3 games to 0
Oct. 3—Oakland 3, Minnesota 2
Oct. 4—Oakland 5, Minnesota 2
Oct. 6—Minnesota 3, Oakland 8

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees,
3 games to 1
Oct. 3—Detroit 4, New York 8
Oct. 5—Detroit 4, New York 3
Oct. 6—New York 0, Detroit 6
Oct. 7—New York 4, Detroit 8

National League Division Series—2006

St. Louis Cardinals defeated San Diego Padres,
3 games to 1
Oct. 3—St. Louis 5, San Diego 1
Oct. 5—St. Louis 2, San Diego 0
Oct. 7—San Diego 3, St. Louis 1
Oct. 8—San Diego 2, St. Louis 6

New York Mets defeated Los Angeles Dodgers,
3 games to 0
Oct. 4—Los Angeles 5, New York 6
Oct. 5—Los Angeles 1, New York 4
Oct. 7—New York 9, Los Angeles 5

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