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class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_by_year" title="Category:Baseball by year">←</a> <a href="/wiki/2003_in_baseball" title="2003 in baseball">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_baseball" title="2004 in baseball">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_baseball" title="2005 in baseball">2005</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2006</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_baseball" title="2007 in baseball">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_baseball" title="2008 in baseball">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_baseball" title="2009 in baseball">2009</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_by_year" title="Category:Baseball by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/2006_in_sports" title="2006 in sports">2006 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_air_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 in American football">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_aquatic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in aquatic sports (page does not exist)">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_association_football" title="2006 in association football">Association football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_the_sport_of_athletics" title="2006 in the sport of athletics">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_Australian_rules_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in Australian rules football (page does not exist)">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_badminton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in badminton (page does not exist)">Badminton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_basketball" title="2006 in basketball">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_Canadian_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in Canadian football (page does not exist)">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_chess" title="2006 in chess">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_sport_climbing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in sport climbing (page does not exist)">Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_combat_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in combat sports (page does not exist)">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_sumo" title="2006 in sumo">Sumo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_2005%E2%80%9306" title="International cricket in 2005–06">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_2006" title="International cricket in 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_2006%E2%80%9307" title="International cricket in 2006–07">2006–07</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_cycling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in cycling (page does not exist)">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_dance_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in dance sports (page does not exist)">Dance sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_darts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in darts (page does not exist)">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_equestrianism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in equestrianism (page does not exist)">Equestrianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_esports" title="2006 in esports">Esports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_field_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in field hockey (page does not exist)">Field hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_flying_disc_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in flying disc sports (page does not exist)">Flying disc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_golf" title="2006 in golf">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_gymnastics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in gymnastics (page does not exist)">Gymnastics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_handball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in handball (page does not exist)">Handball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_ice_hockey" title="2006 in ice hockey">Ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_ice_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in ice sports (page does not exist)">Ice sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_korfball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in korfball (page does not exist)">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_lumberjack_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in lumberjack sports (page does not exist)">Lumberjack sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_mind_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in mind sports (page does not exist)">Mind sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_modern_pentathlon" title="2006 in modern pentathlon">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_motorsport" title="2006 in motorsport">Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_orienteering&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in orienteering (page does not exist)">Orienteering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_paralympic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in paralympic sports (page does not exist)">Paralympic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_precision_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in precision sports (page does not exist)">Precision sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_shooting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in shooting (page does not exist)">Shooting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_racquetball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in racquetball (page does not exist)">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_roller_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in roller sports (page does not exist)">Roller sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_sailing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in sailing (page does not exist)">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_skiing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in skiing (page does not exist)">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in speedway (page does not exist)">Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_rugby_league_in_2006&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International rugby league in 2006 (page does not exist)">Rugby league‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_rugby_union" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 in rugby union">Rugby union</a></li> <li>Snooker <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_snooker_season" title="2005–06 snooker season">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_snooker_season" title="2006–07 snooker season">2006–07</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_strength_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in strength sports (page does not exist)">Strength sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_weightlifting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in weightlifting (page does not exist)">Weightlifting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_squash_sport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in squash sport (page does not exist)">Squash</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_table_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in table tennis (page does not exist)">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_tennis" title="2006 in tennis">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_triathlon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in triathlon (page does not exist)">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_volleyball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 in volleyball (page does not exist)">Volleyball</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Headline_Event_of_the_Year">Headline Event of the Year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Headline Event of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">2006 World Baseball Classic</a> final 4 teams are Japan, Cuba, Korea and the Dominican Republic, with the United States at 3–3 failing to qualify for the semi-finals. Under the leadership of manager <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a> and veterans <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Daisuke Matsuzaka</a>, Japan (5–3) wins the Classic, defeating Cuba (5–3) in the single championship game. Korea at 6–1 has the best overall Classic record.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major League Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Regular Season Champions</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>League </th> <th>Eastern Division Champion </th> <th>Central Division Champion </th> <th>Western Division Champion </th> <th>Wild Card Qualifier </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>World Series Champion – <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li>Postseason – October 3 to October 27</li></ul> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Division Series<br />TV: <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">League Championship Series<br />TV: <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> 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var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New York Yankees </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">1</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Detroit Tigers</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Detroit Tigers</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">4</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b>American League</b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Oakland Athletics </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">0</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Minnesota Twins </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">0</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Oakland Athletics</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">AL4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Detroit Tigers </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">1</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">NL3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>St. Louis Cardinals</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">4</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New York Mets</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Los Angeles Dodgers </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">0</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New York Mets </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">3</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b>National League</b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>St. Louis Cardinals</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">4</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">San Diego Padres </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">1</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>St. Louis Cardinals</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Click on any series score to link to that series' page.<br /> Higher seed had home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series.<br /> The American League champion had home field advantage during the World Series as a result of the AL victory in the 2006 All-Star Game.</small> </p> <ul><li>Postseason MVPs <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">World Series</a> MVP – <a href="/wiki/David_Eckstein" title="David Eckstein">David Eckstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a> MVP – <a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A1cido_Polanco" title="Plácido Polanco">Plácido Polanco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> MVP – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Suppan" title="Jeff Suppan">Jeff Suppan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, July 11 at <a href="/wiki/PNC_Park" title="PNC Park">PNC Park</a> – American League, 3–2; <a href="/wiki/Michael_Young_(baseball)" title="Michael Young (baseball)">Michael Young</a>, MVP <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_Home_Run_Derby" title="2006 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby">Century 21 Home Run Derby</a>, July 10 – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_champions">Other champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Triple-A_World_Series#Return_of_the_Triple-A_World_Series" title="Triple-A World Series">Triple-A Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tucson_Sidewinders" class="mw-redirect" title="Tucson Sidewinders">Tucson Sidewinders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Diamondbacks</a>) def. <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>: Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) def. <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Red_Wings" title="Rochester Red Wings">Rochester Red Wings</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Twins</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>: Tucson Sidewinders (Diamondbacks) def. <a href="/wiki/Round_Rock_Express" title="Round Rock Express">Round Rock Express</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Astros</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leones_de_Yucat%C3%A1n" title="Leones de Yucatán">Leones de Yucatán</a></li></ul></li> <li>AA <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1938–2020)">Eastern League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Portland_Sea_Dogs" title="Portland Sea Dogs">Portland Sea Dogs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Biscuits" title="Montgomery Biscuits">Montgomery Biscuits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a></li></ul></li> <li>A-Advanced <ul><li><a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_66ers" title="Inland Empire 66ers">Inland Empire 66ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kinston_Indians" title="Kinston Indians">Kinston Indians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>: <a href="/wiki/St._Lucie_Mets" title="St. Lucie Mets">St. Lucie Mets</a></li></ul></li> <li>Class A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>: <a href="/wiki/West_Michigan_Whitecaps" title="West Michigan Whitecaps">West Michigan Whitecaps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lakewood_BlueClaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakewood BlueClaws">Lakewood BlueClaws</a></li></ul></li> <li>Class A-Short Season <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Yankees" title="Staten Island Yankees">Staten Island Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Salem-Keizer_Volcanoes" title="Salem-Keizer Volcanoes">Salem-Keizer Volcanoes</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danville_Braves" title="Danville Braves">Danville Braves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League">Gulf Coast League</a>: <a href="/wiki/GCL_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="GCL Red Sox">GCL Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Missoula_Osprey" class="mw-redirect" title="Missoula Osprey">Missoula Osprey</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent baseball">Independent baseball leagues</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Baseball_League" title="Alaska Baseball League">Alaska Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Oilers" title="Peninsula Oilers">Peninsula Oilers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(21st_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (21st century)">American Association</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_Cats" title="Fort Worth Cats">Fort Worth Cats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Barnstormers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancaster Barnstormers">Lancaster Barnstormers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian-American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball">Canadian-American Association</a>: <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Capitales" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Capitales">Quebec Capitales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Evansville_Otters" title="Evansville Otters">Evansville Otters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Baseball_League" title="Golden Baseball League">Golden Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Reno_Silver_Sox" title="Reno Silver Sox">Reno Silver Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_League_(baseball,_1993%E2%80%932010)" title="Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)">Northern League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fargo-Moorhead_Redhawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks">Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_League_Baseball" title="United League Baseball">United League Baseball</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alexandria_Aces" title="Alexandria Aces">Alexandria Aces</a></li></ul></li> <li>Amateur <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_College_World_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 College World Series">College World Series</a> <ul><li>Division I: <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_University" title="Oregon State University">Oregon State</a> def. <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a></li> <li>Division II: <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tampa" title="University of Tampa">Tampa</a> def. <a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Chico" title="California State University, Chico">Cal State Chico</a></li> <li>Division III: <a href="/wiki/Marietta_College" title="Marietta College">Marietta</a> def. <a href="/wiki/Wheaton_College_(Massachusetts)" title="Wheaton College (Massachusetts)">Wheaton (MA)</a></li> <li>NAIA: <a href="/wiki/Lewis-Clark_State_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewis-Clark State College">Lewis-Clark State</a> def. <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_University" title="Cumberland University">Cumberland</a></li></ul></li> <li>Youth <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Big_League_World_Series" title="2006 Big League World Series">Big League World Series</a>: District 13 (<a href="/wiki/Thousand_Oaks,_California" title="Thousand Oaks, California">Thousand Oaks, California</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Junior_League_World_Series" title="2006 Junior League World Series">Junior League World Series</a>: El Campo LL (<a href="/wiki/El_Campo,_Texas" title="El Campo, Texas">El Campo, Texas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Little_League_World_Series" title="2006 Little League World Series">Little League World Series</a>: Northern Little League (<a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Senior_League_World_Series" title="2006 Senior League World Series">Senior League World Series</a>: Paraguana LL (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Punto_Fijo,_Venezuela&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Punto Fijo, Venezuela (page does not exist)">Punto Fijo, Venezuela</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League" title="Cape Cod Baseball League">Cape Cod Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yarmouth-Dennis_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox">Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox</a> def. <a href="/wiki/Wareham_Gatemen" title="Wareham Gatemen">Wareham Gatemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Baseball_League" title="Valley Baseball League">Valley Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Luray_Wranglers" class="mw-redirect" title="Luray Wranglers">Luray Wranglers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Outside of the United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">World Baseball Classic</a>: <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan</a>; <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Daisuke Matsuzaka</a>, MVP</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Intercontinental_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Intercontinental Cup">Intercontinental Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Asian_Games" title="2006 Asian Games">Asian Games</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_baseball_team" title="Chinese Taipei national baseball team">Chinese Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Caribbean_Series" title="2006 Caribbean Series">Caribbean World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leones_del_Caracas" title="Leones del Caracas">Leones del Caracas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Cup_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="European Cup (baseball)">European Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/San_Marino_(baseball_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="San Marino (baseball team)">San Marino</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a>/Italy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konami_Cup_Asia_Series_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Konami Cup Asia Series 2006">Konami Cup Asia Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</a> (Japan)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Baseball_League" title="China Baseball League">China Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tianjin_Lions" title="Tianjin Lions">Tianjin Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005-06_Cuban_National_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="2005-06 Cuban National Series">Cuban National Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Industriales" title="Industriales">Industriales</a> def. <a href="/wiki/Santiago_de_Cuba_(baseball_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Santiago de Cuba (baseball team)">Santiago de Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Winter_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominican Winter League">Dominican Winter League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tigres_del_Licey" title="Tigres del Licey">Tigres del Licey</a> def. <a href="/wiki/%C3%81guilas_Cibae%C3%B1as" title="Águilas Cibaeñas">Águilas Cibaeñas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Holland_Series" title="2006 Holland Series">Holland Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kinheim" title="Kinheim">Corendon Kinheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A1_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serie A1 (baseball)">Italian Serie A1 <i>Scudetto</i></a>: <a href="/wiki/Telemarket_Rimini" class="mw-redirect" title="Telemarket Rimini">Telemarket Rimini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Japan_Series" title="2006 Japan Series">Japan Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Series" title="Korean Series">Korean Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Lions" title="Samsung Lions">Samsung Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Mexicana_del_Pac%C3%ADfico" class="mw-redirect" title="Liga Mexicana del Pacífico">Mexican Pacific League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Venados_de_Mazatl%C3%A1n" title="Venados de Mazatlán">Venados de Mazatlán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Professional_Baseball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League">Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gigantes_de_Carolina_(baseball)" title="Gigantes de Carolina (baseball)">Gigantes de Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Series" title="Taiwan Series">Taiwan Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/La_New_Bears" class="mw-redirect" title="La New Bears">La New Bears</a> over <a href="/wiki/Uni-President_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Uni-President Lions">Uni-President Lions</a> (4–0)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League_season" title="2005–06 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season">Venezuelan Professional Baseball League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leones_del_Caracas" title="Leones del Caracas">Leones del Caracas</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2006">Baseball Hall of Fame inductions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Bruce Sutter</a> is selected by the BBWAA.</li> <li>In a special election by the Committee on African-American Baseball, seventeen <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league</a> figures are elected (all posthumously): <a href="/wiki/Ray_Brown_(Negro_leagues_pitcher)" title="Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher)">Ray Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">Willard Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Cooper" title="Andy Cooper">Andy Cooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Grant_(baseball)" title="Frank Grant (baseball)">Frank Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Hill" title="Pete Hill">Pete Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biz_Mackey" title="Biz Mackey">Biz Mackey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Effa_Manley" title="Effa Manley">Effa Manley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez" title="José Méndez">José Méndez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Pompez" title="Alex Pompez">Alex Pompez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Posey" title="Cumberland Posey">Cum Posey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louis_Santop" title="Louis Santop">Louis Santop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mule_Suttles" title="Mule Suttles">Mule Suttles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Taylor_(Negro_leagues)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Taylor (Negro leagues)">Ben Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_Torriente" title="Cristóbal Torriente">Cristóbal Torriente</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sol_White" title="Sol White">Sol White</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._L._Wilkinson" title="J. L. Wilkinson">J. L. Wilkinson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jud_Wilson" title="Jud Wilson">Jud Wilson</a>. Manley is the first woman ever elected to the Hall. Including Sutter, the 18 inductees are the largest class in the Hall's history.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Elston" title="Gene Elston">Gene Elston</a> is selected to receive the <a href="/wiki/Ford_C._Frick_Award" title="Ford C. Frick Award">Ford C. Frick Award</a>. During his 47 years in the broadcast booth, the former Astros announcer brought a no-nonsense approach to reporting the happenings on the diamond.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Ringolsby" title="Tracy Ringolsby">Tracy Ringolsby</a>, longtime columnist for the <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_News" title="Rocky Mountain News">Rocky Mountain News</a></i>, is awarded the <a href="/wiki/J._G._Taylor_Spink_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="J. G. Taylor Spink Award">J. G. Taylor Spink Award</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award </th> <th><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">MIN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Webb" title="Brandon Webb">Brandon Webb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">ARI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">MIN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Girardi" title="Joe Girardi">Joe Girardi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">FLA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Hanley Ramírez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">FLA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_title" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting title">Batting title</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Sanchez" title="Freddy Sanchez">Freddy Sanchez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">PIT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">MIN</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Woman Executive of the Year (major or minor league): Ashley Forlini, <a href="/wiki/Reading_Fightin_Phils" title="Reading Fightin Phils">Reading Phillies</a>, Eastern League</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January–March"><span id="January.E2.80.93March"></span>January–March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: January–March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 2 – <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Ramón Hernández">Ramón Hernández</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">drives in</a> five runs, leading the <a href="/wiki/Leones_del_Caracas" title="Leones del Caracas">Leones del Caracas</a> of <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> to a 17–1 rout of <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Venados_de_Mazatl%C3%A1n" title="Venados de Mazatlán">Venados de Mazatlán</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Series" title="Caribbean Series">Caribbean Series</a> opener. <a href="/wiki/Alex_Cabrera" title="Alex Cabrera">Alex Cabrera</a> adds a home run with four RBI, and starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Geremi_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Geremi González">Geremi González</a> strikes out seven in seven innings. In the other Series opener, <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Anderson Hernández">Anderson Hernández</a> hits a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning to help the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tigres_del_Licey" title="Tigres del Licey">Tigres del Licey</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Gigantes_de_Carolina_(baseball)" title="Gigantes de Carolina (baseball)">Gigantes de Carolina</a> of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, 5–4. <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Miguel Tejada</a> drives in two runs in the third inning, giving the Dominicans a 2–0 lead. According to baseball historians, Hernández's feat is the first in Caribbean Series play dating back to the <a href="/wiki/1949_Caribbean_Series" title="1949 Caribbean Series">1949 Series</a>.</li> <li>February 7 – <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Leones_del_Caracas" title="Leones del Caracas">Leones del Caracas</a>, wins its first <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Series" title="Caribbean Series">Caribbean Series</a> championship since 1989 by rallying for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the <a href="/wiki/Tigres_del_Licey" title="Tigres del Licey">Tigres del Licey</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>'s team, 5–4. <a href="/wiki/%C3%81lex_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(shortstop,_born_1977)" title="Álex González (shortstop, born 1977)">Álex González</a> singles in the tying run off <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sosa_(baseball)" title="Jorge Sosa (baseball)">Jorge Sosa</a> and scores the game-winning run on <a href="/wiki/Henry_Blanco" title="Henry Blanco">Henry Blanco</a>'s pop-fly double. Series MVP <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Ramón Hernández">Ramón Hernández</a> also hits a home run for Venezuela, which finishes 6–0 in the Series.</li> <li>March 3 – In the first <a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic" title="World Baseball Classic">World Baseball Classic</a> game, <a href="/wiki/Jae_Weong_Seo" title="Jae Weong Seo">Jae Weong Seo</a> pitches two-hit ball and <a href="/wiki/Chan_Ho_Park" title="Chan Ho Park">Chan Ho Park</a> works three effective innings for a save to lead <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> past <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> 2–0. The first game of the 16-nation tournament starts at 11:30 a.m. local time and is played before a sparse crowd of 5,193 at <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a>. In the second game, playing before a crowd of 15,869, <a href="/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Nishioka" title="Tsuyoshi Nishioka">Tsuyoshi Nishioka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kosuke_Fukudome" title="Kosuke Fukudome">Kosuke Fukudome</a> hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to lead Japan to an 18–2 rout of China.</li> <li>March 10 – In the World Baseball Classic, Giants minor leaguer <a href="/wiki/Shairon_Martis" title="Shairon Martis">Shairon Martis</a> pitches a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_national_baseball_team" title="Netherlands national baseball team">Netherlands</a> in a 10–0 victory over <a href="/wiki/Panama_national_baseball_team" title="Panama national baseball team">Panama</a> that ends after seven innings because of the <a href="/wiki/Mercy_rule" title="Mercy rule">mercy rule</a>.</li> <li>March 14 – In the World Baseball Classic, <a href="/wiki/Hee-Seop_Choi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hee-Seop Choi">Hee-Seop Choi</a> hits a 3-run pinch hit home run to help Team Korea stun the United States.</li> <li>March 19 – After 19 seasons, two-time NL All-Star pitcher <a href="/wiki/Al_Leiter" title="Al Leiter">Al Leiter</a> retires after his first 2006 spring training appearance for the Yankees.</li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan</a> defeats <a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a> 10–6 in the championship game of the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">2006 World Baseball Classic</a>. After falling behind 6–1 early in the game, Cuba pulls back to within one run entering the ninth inning before Japan closes the door. The championship game of the first international baseball tournament open to players from <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> features teams that, combined, have only two players on a Major League roster.</li> <li>March 28 – <a href="/wiki/Marquis_Grissom" title="Marquis Grissom">Marquis Grissom</a> announces his retirement after a 17-year career. The MVP of the 1997 ALCS, a four-time Gold Glove winner and two-time All-Star, Grissom retires as one of seven players with 2,000 hits, 200 home runs and 400 stolen bases.</li> <li>March 30 – Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> appoints <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Red Sox</a> director and former U.S. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Majority Leader">Senate Majority Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell">George J. Mitchell</a> to head a probe into the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in the major leagues. The investigation is initially limited to events since September 2002, when such drugs were banned in the majors, but Mitchell has the authority to expand its scope.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April–June"><span id="April.E2.80.93June"></span>April–June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: April–June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 6: <ul><li>In the Phillies' 4–2 loss to the Cardinals, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rollins" title="Jimmy Rollins">Jimmy Rollins</a> goes 0–4, ending his multi-season hitting streak at 38 games.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._A._Dickey" title="R. A. Dickey">R. A. Dickey</a> of the Rangers ties a post-1900 major league record by giving up six home runs in 3<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings in Texas' 10–6 loss to the Tigers. Dickey had converted to throwing <a href="/wiki/Knuckleball" title="Knuckleball">knuckleballs</a> the previous season, and after this game he was sent to the Rangers' <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA</a> team to work on it. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Shelton_(baseball)" title="Chris Shelton (baseball)">Chris Shelton</a> led the charge with two home runs. <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Magglio Ordóñez</a> also hit two home runs, but only one off Dickey.</li></ul></li> <li>April 9 – <a href="/wiki/Cory_Sullivan" title="Cory Sullivan">Cory Sullivan</a> of the Rockies becomes only the eleventh player in major league history to triple twice in the same inning. It is the first time the feat had been accomplished in over fifty years. The two triples came against Padres pitchers <a href="/wiki/Jake_Peavy" title="Jake Peavy">Jake Peavy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chan_Ho_Park" title="Chan Ho Park">Chan Ho Park</a>.</li> <li>April 10 – The Cardinals play their first official game at the <a href="/wiki/New_Busch_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="New Busch Stadium">New Busch Stadium</a>, a 6–4 victory over the Brewers.</li> <li>April 11 – Japanese outfielder <a href="/wiki/Tomoaki_Kanemoto" title="Tomoaki Kanemoto">Tomoaki Kanemoto</a> sets a new world record for playing every inning in the most consecutive games, 904, breaking <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a>'s mark of 903.</li> <li>April 13 – The first sellout in Seattle Mariners history occurs when 54,597 fans attend the season opener at Safeco Field.</li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a> of the Mets becomes the 103rd major league pitcher in the modern era (and the 131st overall, including the pre-1900 era) to win 200 games in his career with a 4–3 victory over the Braves at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>.</li> <li>April 18 – A sellout crowd of 42,191 watch the Chicago White Sox play their first game at new Comiskey Park and sees the home team get crushed by the Detroit Tigers, 16–0.</li> <li>April 22 – The Brewers hit a record-tying five home runs in the fourth inning, scoring seven runs, as they defeat the Reds 11–0. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hall_(infielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Hall (infielder)">Bill Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damian_Miller" title="Damian Miller">Damian Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brady_Clark" title="Brady Clark">Brady Clark</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._J._Hardy" title="J. J. Hardy">J. J. Hardy</a> all hit their home runs off of <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Claussen" title="Brandon Claussen">Brandon Claussen</a> before the first out is recorded in the inning. <a href="/wiki/Prince_Fielder" title="Prince Fielder">Prince Fielder</a> hits the fifth homer off of <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hammond" title="Chris Hammond">Chris Hammond</a> with two out. Miller's and Clark's are two-run homers, while the rest are solo.</li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Mike Piazza</a> hits 400th career home run.</li> <li>April 28: <ul><li>In a 6–2 victory over the Brewers, Cubs pitcher <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> earns the victory with 6 strikeouts and 2 ER over 6.0 IP, earning the first 5–0 start of his career.</li> <li>Two home run records are tied or broken: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mench" title="Kevin Mench">Kevin Mench</a> of the Rangers becomes the first right-handed batter in major league history to hit home runs in seven consecutive games, and <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> of the Cardinals ties a record with his 13th home run in the month of April. Mench failed to homer in his next game, falling short of tying the all-time record of eight consecutive games with a homer. Pujols would go on to break the record with 14 homers in April.</li></ul></li> <li>May 3–4 – The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> are bought by <a href="/wiki/Theodore_N._Lerner" class="mw-redirect" title="Theodore N. Lerner">Theodore N. Lerner</a>, who has agreed to pay Major League Baseball's price of $450 million for the franchise; the following day, they break ground on their <a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">new ballpark</a>.</li> <li>May 13 – <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> introduces a new <a href="/wiki/Mothers%27_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Mothers' Day">Mothers' Day</a> tradition around the league. All players and umpires wore bright pink wristbands, and several players used bright pink bats, which were auctioned off following the day's play. $350,000 was raised for the <a href="/wiki/Susan_G._Komen_for_the_Cure" title="Susan G. Komen for the Cure">Susan G. Komen for the Cure</a> <a href="/wiki/Breast_cancer" title="Breast cancer">breast cancer</a> charity.</li> <li>May 15 – The annual Hall of Fame Game between the Reds and the Pirates is cancelled due to rain with the Reds leading 3–0 in the third inning; it is the fifth rainout in the game's history, and the first since 1993.</li> <li>May 20 – <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> ties <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> for second place on the career list, and first place among left-handed hitters, with his 714th home run during the Giants' road game against the Athletics.</li> <li>May 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota Legislature</a>, on the last full day of the 2006 session, approves a new <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">ballpark</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, scheduled to open for the <a href="/wiki/2010_in_baseball" title="2010 in baseball">2010</a> season. Under the bill, the Twins are prohibited from being folded by Major League Baseball or moved from the state of Minnesota for the 30-year duration of the initial lease. The bill was signed into law by Governor <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a> at the Twins' May 23 home game vs. the Indians.</li> <li>May 24 – In the Cardinals' 10–4 victory at San Francisco, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Adam_Wainwright" title="Adam Wainwright">Adam Wainwright</a> becomes the seventh pitcher in history (22nd player overall) to hit a home run on the first major league pitch he sees.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 27 – <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> of the Red Sox becomes the 104th major league pitcher in the modern era (and the 132nd overall, including the pre-1900 era) to win 200 games in his career with a 6–4 victory over the Devil Rays at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>.</li> <li>May 28 – Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run off Rockies pitcher <a href="/wiki/Byung-hyun_Kim" title="Byung-hyun Kim">Byung-hyun Kim</a> in a 6–3 loss at <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Park">AT&T Park</a>. With the home run, Bonds passes Babe Ruth for second place on the career list and sets a new record for home runs by a left-handed hitter.</li> <li>June 6 – It is reported that U.S. federal officials have raided Diamondbacks pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jason_Grimsley" title="Jason Grimsley">Jason Grimsley</a>'s home looking for evidence that he was a distributor of <a href="/wiki/Human_growth_hormone" class="mw-redirect" title="Human growth hormone">human growth hormone</a> and other performance-enhancing drugs. They found he had received a package. A day later he quits the Diamondbacks, and it is announced that he has given authorities names of people he knew that took <a href="/wiki/Steroids" class="mw-redirect" title="Steroids">steroids</a> and HGH.</li> <li>June 18 – <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Kenny Rogers (baseball)">Kenny Rogers</a> of the Tigers becomes the 105th major league pitcher in the modern era (and the 133rd overall, including the pre-1900 era) to win 200 games in his career with a 12–3 victory over the Cubs at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>.</li> <li>June 21: <ul><li>Mets shortstop <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Reyes_(shortstop)" class="mw-redirect" title="José Reyes (shortstop)">José Reyes</a> becomes the ninth player in team history to <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Goldpanners" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Goldpanners">Alaska Goldpanners</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Baseball_League" title="Alaska Baseball League">Alaska Baseball League</a> beat Omaha in <a href="/wiki/Fairbanks,_Alaska" title="Fairbanks, Alaska">Fairbanks</a> in the 100th annual <a href="/wiki/Midnight_Sun_Game" title="Midnight Sun Game">Midnight Sun Game</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>June 30 – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Adam Dunn</a> hits a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off grand slam</a> with 2 outs in the ninth for a 9–8 Reds victory over the Indians, becoming only the 14th player ever to hit a walk-off grand slam for a 1-run win with two out in the ninth inning. <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> finish the month of June with a 6–21 record, spelling the end of their division title streak at 14.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 1 – Baltimore's <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Miguel Tejada</a> plays in his 1,000th consecutive game in a 7–4 win over the Braves.</li> <li>July 2: <ul><li>Cubs outfielder <a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Pag%C3%A1n" title="Ángel Pagán">Ángel Pagán</a> becomes the first player in major league history to hit his first two career home runs on his birthday with a pair of homers in a game against the White Sox at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>.</li> <li>The Twins become the first team in baseball history to collect all three monthly player awards as <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a> is named Player of Month, <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a> earns Pitcher of the Month and <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Liriano" title="Francisco Liriano">Francisco Liriano</a> is selected as Rookie of the Month for June.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>July 4 – The Indians defeat the Yankees 19–1, the second time the Indians have routed the Yankees in significant fashion. The Indians hit 6 homers in the game and have a 9-run 5th inning. <a href="/wiki/Jake_Westbrook" title="Jake Westbrook">Jake Westbrook</a> is the winner after also winning the first rout of the Yankees.</li> <li>July 5 – In an 11–3 win over the Indians, Yankees starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mussina" title="Mike Mussina">Mike Mussina</a> becomes the first pitcher in AL history to win 10 or more games for 15 consecutive seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 7 – Cleveland designated hitter <a href="/wiki/Travis_Hafner" title="Travis Hafner">Travis Hafner</a> hits his fifth grand slam of the season in the Indians' 9–0 win over the Orioles. Hafner becomes the first player in major league history to hit five grand slams before the All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 9 – The White Sox and the Red Sox play a 19-inning game spanning 6 hours and 19 minutes at <a href="/wiki/U.S._Cellular_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Cellular Field">U.S. Cellular Field</a> in Chicago. The teams use a combined 16 pitchers, who throw a combined 570 pitches. The White Sox win 6–5.</li> <li>July 10 – Phillies first baseman <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a> hits 23 home runs on his way to winning the <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby" title="Home Run Derby">Home Run Derby</a>, beating Mets third baseman <a href="/wiki/David_Wright" title="David Wright">David Wright</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 11: <ul><li>Major League Baseball announces that <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports (USA)">FOX Sports</a> has signed on to a new seven-year contract to continue airing <i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball on Fox">Major League Baseball on Fox</a></i>, ensuring that the World Series will air on FOX through the <a href="/wiki/2013_in_baseball" title="2013 in baseball">2013</a> season. They will also be airing their Saturday <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week" title="Major League Baseball Game of the Week">Game of the Week</a> and alternating League Championship Series throughout the contract. <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">TBS Sports</a> also signs a contract that will give them 28 nationwide MLB games a year beginning in <a href="/wiki/2008_in_baseball" title="2008 in baseball">2008</a>, all Division Series and wild-card tiebreaker games beginning this year, and a reduction in their nationwide contract on <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> games from 70 a year to 45 a year starting in 2008. The other LCS contract is still being negotiated at this date.</li> <li>The American League wins the <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> 3–2 when <a href="/wiki/Michael_Young_(baseball)" title="Michael Young (baseball)">Michael Young</a> hits a 2-RBI triple against <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a> with two outs in the top of the ninth to secure the AL's ninth consecutive victory; Young also makes a fine catch of a short fly ball to end the game with the tying run on second base. <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Wright" title="David Wright">David Wright</a> had exchanged home runs early in the game, with <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a> later scoring for the NL on a wild pitch.</li> <li>Jim Eriotes of the <a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Fighting_Pheasants" class="mw-redirect" title="Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants">Sioux Falls Canaries</a> becomes, at age 83, the oldest player ever to bat in a professional baseball game. A former minor league outfielder, he strikes out as the leadoff hitter, fouling off one pitch.</li></ul></li> <li>July 13 – In the Cardinals' first game after the All-Star break, <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> hits a walk-off home run in the 14th inning to beat the Dodgers 3–2.</li> <li>July 15 – For the first time since 1978, all major league games in a single day finish without a single <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> being recorded.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 16: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Cliff Floyd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a> of the Mets both hit <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slams</a> during a club-record 11-run sixth inning in a 13–7 victory over the Cubs; eight of the 11 runs are unearned following a pair of errors by <a href="/wiki/Todd_Walker" title="Todd Walker">Todd Walker</a>. It is also the first time the Mets have hit two grand slams in one inning, or even an entire game. It is the first time that two grand slams were hit in one inning by a team since <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs" title="Fernando Tatís">Fernando Tatís</a> hit two in one inning for the Cardinals on April 23, 1999.</li> <li>With a two-run home run against the Padres at <a href="/wiki/Petco_Park" title="Petco Park">Petco Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a> of the Braves ties a major league record with an extra base hit in his 14th straight game. The record was set in <a href="/wiki/1927_in_baseball" title="1927 in baseball">1927</a> by the Pirates' <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Paul Waner</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a> of the Yankees becomes the fourth pitcher ever to record 400 saves when he pitches two shutout innings. The Yankees beat the White Sox 6–4.</li></ul></li> <li>July 18 – At the age of 94, former <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro leagues</a> legend <a href="/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil" title="Buck O'Neil">Buck O'Neil</a> becomes the oldest player to play in a professional baseball game, leading off for both teams (by means of an unorthodox mid-game "trade") in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_League_(baseball,_1993%E2%80%932010)" title="Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)">Northern League</a> All-Star Game in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas" title="Kansas City, Kansas">Kansas City, Kansas</a>. He is intentionally walked in both plate appearances.</li> <li>July 20 – The <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Cyclones" title="Brooklyn Cyclones">Brooklyn Cyclones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oneonta_Tigers" title="Oneonta Tigers">Oneonta Tigers</a> play the longest game in the history of the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> with a 26-inning match, beating the previous record set in <a href="/wiki/1981_in_baseball" title="1981 in baseball">1981</a> when the <a href="/wiki/Batavia_Muckdogs" title="Batavia Muckdogs">Batavia Muckdogs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Doubledays" title="Auburn Doubledays">Auburn Doubledays</a> played for 22 innings. The Tigers defeated the Cyclones, 6–1, thanks to scoring five runs in the top of the 26th inning off Brooklyn outfielder Mark Wright, who had entered the game to pitch despite having not pitched in any games during his college career. Oneonta center fielder and leadoff hitter Deik Scram was hitless in his first 11 at-bats, but his single in the 26th inning scored the go-ahead run for the Tigers. Brooklyn manager George Greer was ejected in the first inning for arguing a call and watched the rest of the game from the clubhouse. The two teams combined used 14 pitchers, struck out 38 batters, issued 14 walks, and got 34 hits.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 28 – <a href="/wiki/Luke_Scott_(baseball)" title="Luke Scott (baseball)">Luke Scott</a> becomes the first Houston rookie to <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a> in the Astros' 11-inning 8–7 loss to the Diamondbacks.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 1: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Seung-Yeop" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee Seung-Yeop">Lee Seung-Yeop</a> became the third player in baseball history to hit 400-career home runs before the age of 30. The others are <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a>.</li> <li>Tigers shortstop <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Carlos Guillén">Carlos Guillén</a> <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a> against the Devil Rays at <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a>, becoming the first Tigers player to do so since <a href="/wiki/Damion_Easley" title="Damion Easley">Damion Easley</a> in <a href="/wiki/2001_in_baseball" title="2001 in baseball">2001</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>August 3 – In his Dodgers debut, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> pitches six hitless innings before departing due to a rain delay in a 3–0 win at Cincinnati.</li> <li>August 5: <ul><li>The Baltimore Orioles downed the New York Yankees at Camden Yards, as rookie starter <a href="/wiki/Adam_Loewen" title="Adam Loewen">Adam Loewen</a> allowed one hit in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">6<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings, while relievers <a href="/wiki/Todd_Williams" title="Todd Williams">Todd Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/LaTroy_Hawkins" title="LaTroy Hawkins">LaTroy Hawkins</a> combined for <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings of shutout ball in the 5–0 victory. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Abreu" title="Bobby Abreu">Bobby Abreu</a>'s first inning single was the Yankees only safety.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals, 6–3. Closer <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a> earned the save for San Diego, setting a Major League record with his career <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman#Active_records" title="Trevor Hoffman">11th 30-save season</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>August 13 – Indians designated hitter <a href="/wiki/Travis_Hafner" title="Travis Hafner">Travis Hafner</a> hits his sixth <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> of the season, tying <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Don Mattingly</a> for the major league season record.</li> <li>August 14 – Yankees pitcher <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a> tallies his 4,500th career strikeout, retiring Angels designated hitter <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Tim Salmon</a> in the 4th inning.</li> <li>August 15 – Braves outfielder <a href="/wiki/Matt_Diaz" title="Matt Diaz">Matt Diaz</a> tallies his tenth hit in ten plate appearances, tying the NL record for consecutive hits in consecutive appearances. A ninth inning ground out against Washington reliever <a href="/wiki/Chris_Schroder" title="Chris Schroder">Chris Schroder</a> ends Diaz's streak two hits away from the major league record of twelve.</li> <li>August 18 to August 19 – The Yankees and Red Sox play two games lasting for a total of eight hours and 40 minutes and set the record for the longest major league game by time for a 9-inning game (4 hours and 45 minutes). The record for longest <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> consisting of two 9-inning games of 7 hours and thirty-nine minutes was not considered to be broken because separate admission was required to each of the day's two games.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Carlos Delgado</a> of the Mets hits two home runs against the Cardinals. The second, a grand slam, is the 400th of his career. The Mets came back from 7–1 to win 8–7, thanks to a <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a> <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a>.</li> <li>August 23 – The Kansas City Royals sprint out to a 10–1 lead in the first inning, but cannot hold the big lead and lose 15–13 to the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings.</li> <li>August 29 – Mariners relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Soriano" title="Rafael Soriano">Rafael Soriano</a> receives a <a href="/wiki/Concussion_of_the_brain" class="mw-redirect" title="Concussion of the brain">concussion</a> after being struck by a line drive hit by <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a> of the Angels. There is no fracture, however, and the injury is not serious. The ball caroms off Soriano's head behind his left ear, and goes into the Mariners dugout. It is ruled a base hit because it touched a player before going foul. The Mariners win the game 6–4.</li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> of the Red Sox becomes the 14th pitcher to record <a href="/wiki/3000_strikeout_club" class="mw-redirect" title="3000 strikeout club">3000 strikeouts</a> with a first-inning strikeout of Oakland's <a href="/wiki/Nick_Swisher" title="Nick Swisher">Nick Swisher</a>. He is only the third pitcher to record his 3,000th strikeout with fewer than 1,000 walks.</li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a> hits his 49th home run of the season in the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>' 6–5 10-inning loss at Washington, breaking <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1980_in_baseball" title="1980 in baseball">1980</a> team record.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 2 – At <a href="/wiki/Globe_Life_Park_in_Arlington" class="mw-redirect" title="Globe Life Park in Arlington">Rangers Ballpark in Arlington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kouzmanoff" title="Kevin Kouzmanoff">Kevin Kouzmanoff</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> becomes the first player to hit a grand slam on the first pitch he sees.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shot comes off <a href="/wiki/Edinson_V%C3%B3lquez" title="Edinson Vólquez">Edinson Vólquez</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> in the first inning of a 6–5 Indians victory.</li> <li>September 4 – <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Ortiz" title="Ramón Ortiz">Ramón Ortiz</a> of the Nationals pitches 8 no-hit innings and hits his first career home run before an <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Miles" title="Aaron Miles">Aaron Miles</a> hit breaks up the no-hit bid in the ninth inning. Washington tops St. Louis 4–1.</li> <li>September 6: <ul><li>Rookie <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">Aníbal Sánchez</a> of the Marlins pitches the first <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> since May 18, 2004. He beats the Diamondbacks 2–0, ending one of the longest streaks without a no-hitter since the World War II era.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Baseball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Americas Olympic Qualifying</a> tournament concludes. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_baseball_team" title="United States national baseball team">USA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a> qualify for the baseball tournament at the <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>September 12: <ul><li>The Mets' 6–4 win over the Marlins mathematically eliminates the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> from winning the NL East, finally ending the Braves' record streak of consecutive division titles at 14.</li> <li>At <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Abreu" title="Bobby Abreu">Bobby Abreu</a> <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">bats in</a> six runs in the first inning of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' 12–4 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a>. <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Johnny Damon</a> leads off the bottom of the 9-run inning with a base hit, then steals second with <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> at bat; after Jeter eventually walks, Abreu follows with a three-run home run. Abreu concludes the scoring by clearing the bases with a double that scores <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Matsui" title="Hideki Matsui">Hideki Matsui</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melky_Cabrera" title="Melky Cabrera">Melky Cabrera</a> and Jeter. The six RBIs tie <a href="/wiki/Gil_McDougald" title="Gil McDougald">Gil McDougald</a>'s 55-year franchise record for most in one inning; McDougald had accomplished this mark as a rookie on May 6, <a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">1951</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>September 18: <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> become the first team to clinch a playoff spot for the 2006 postseason by clinching the NL East with a 4–0 win over the Marlins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kent" title="Jeff Kent">Jeff Kent</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._D._Drew" title="J. D. Drew">J. D. Drew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Martin_(baseball)" title="Russell Martin (baseball)">Russell Martin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Anderson" title="Marlon Anderson">Marlon Anderson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs in the 9th inning to tie their game against the Padres (The last two were given up by <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a> <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a>). It is only the fourth time in history that four players homer consecutively, and the first such occurrence in over forty years. (<a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> in the 10th inning)</li></ul></li> <li>September 20: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Dontrelle Willis</a> of the Florida Marlins becomes the first pitcher in franchise history to hit a multiple-home run game in his <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>-inning win over the New York Mets at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>.</li> <li>Despite a 3–2 loss in Toronto, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> clinch their ninth straight AL East title when the Twins defeat the Red Sox 8–2.</li></ul></li> <li>September 21 – <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> hits his 51st home run, breaking the Red Sox single-season record set by <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Jimmie Foxx</a> in <a href="/wiki/1938_in_baseball" title="1938 in baseball">1938</a>. Later in the game he hits his 52nd.</li> <li>September 22: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Soriano" title="Alfonso Soriano">Alfonso Soriano</a> hits his 40th double, and becomes the first person to reach 40 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 40 doubles all in one season. Six days earlier, he stole his 40th base, to become the fourth player to join the 40–40 Club joining <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Canseco" class="mw-redirect" title="José Canseco">José Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a>.</li> <li>At <a href="/wiki/Petco_Park" title="Petco Park">Petco Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Young_(pitcher)" title="Chris Young (pitcher)">Chris Young</a> has what would have been the first <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padre</a> history broken up in the ninth inning of a 6–2 Padre victory over the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Randa" title="Joe Randa">Joe Randa</a> hits a two-run home run with one out in the ninth, the only hit Young will allow.</li></ul></li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> hits his 734th home run, breaking the NL record set by <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>. He still trails Aaron in total career home runs.</li> <li>September 24: <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> beat the Royals on the road by a score of 11–4 to clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time since 1987.</li> <li>Padres closer <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a> records his 479th career <a href="/wiki/Save_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Save (sport)">save</a>, breaking the record held by <a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">Lee Smith</a> since 1993.</li></ul></li> <li>September 25 – The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> beat the Royals by a score of 8–1 to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. Incidentally, the Royals are witness to opposing teams' celebrations in consecutive games after watching the Tigers clinch against them the previous day.</li> <li>September 26 – A 12–3 victory by the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> in Seattle coupled with a loss by the Angels gives Oakland its first <a href="/wiki/AL_West" class="mw-redirect" title="AL West">AL West</a> title and playoff spot since <a href="/wiki/2003_in_baseball" title="2003 in baseball">2003</a>.</li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">Aníbal Sánchez</a> recorded his tenth win of the year for the Marlins, joining <a href="/wiki/Josh_Johnson_(pitcher)" title="Josh Johnson (pitcher)">Josh Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Olsen" title="Scott Olsen">Scott Olsen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Nolasco" title="Ricky Nolasco">Ricky Nolasco</a> to give the Marlins four rookie pitchers with ten or more wins, the first such occurrence in major-league history.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With <a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Dontrelle Willis</a>' win total, this also marked Florida's first set of five ten-game winners.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 30 – Both the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> clinch playoff berths by winning their respective games.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October–December"><span id="October.E2.80.93December"></span>October–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: October–December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1: <ul><li>A loss by the Astros on the season's final day allows the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> to clinch their third straight <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">National League Central</a> title, despite St. Louis losing nine of their last twelve games after leading the division by seven games.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>' fifth consecutive loss allows the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> to overtake them for the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">American League Central</a> title. No other team has ever won the division on the season's last day without ever leading at any other point during the season. The Tigers earn the Wild Card berth instead.</li> <li>Though both teams win their final games to finish with identical records, the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> win the <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">National League West</a> by virtue of a tiebreaker, and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> become the Wild Card qualifier.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a> of the Twins becomes the first catcher to win the AL batting championship, with a .347 average.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> 7–5 to finish with a final record of 87–75, good enough for second place in the American League East. Up until this point, the Yankees and <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> had finished 1–2 in the AL East each year since <a href="/wiki/1998_in_baseball" title="1998 in baseball">1998</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinheim" title="Kinheim">Corendon Kinheim</a> claims the <a href="/wiki/2006_Holland_Series" title="2006 Holland Series">2006 Holland Series</a> title after winning the fifth and final match 13–5. Kinheim was trailing opponents <a href="/wiki/Pioniers" title="Pioniers">Konica Minolta Pioniers</a> 1–0 and 2–1 in the best-of-five series, but managed to come back twice and clinch the victory at home, ending a seven-year reign by <a href="/wiki/Neptunus" title="Neptunus">Neptunus</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>October 3 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a>, 38, becomes the oldest player to have a multi-homer game in the postseason, hitting two home runs to lead the Athletics past the Twins by a score of 3–2 in Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">AL Division Series</a>. Additionally, he becomes the player to go the longest between postseason home runs, having spanned 13 years since his previous postseason home run with the White Sox in <a href="/wiki/1993_in_baseball" title="1993 in baseball">1993</a>.</li> <li>October 6 – The <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> complete a three-game sweep of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> in the ALDS, ending a run of six consecutive postseason series defeats.</li> <li>October 7: <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> winning the ALDS three games to one. The Yankees have now lost three consecutive postseason series.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> complete a three-game sweep of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in the NLDS despite losing two of their top starting pitchers to injury less than a week before the start of the postseason.</li></ul></li> <li>October 8 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>, winning the NLDS three games to one and reaching the NLCS for the third consecutive season.</li> <li>October 11 – Days after his Yankees are eliminated from the baseball postseason, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Cory_Lidle" title="Cory Lidle">Cory Lidle</a> is killed when the plane he is piloting <a href="/wiki/October_11,_2006_New_York_City_plane_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="October 11, 2006 New York City plane crash">crashes</a> into a Manhattan apartment building.</li> <li>October 14 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> complete a <a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">4-game sweep</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> and head to the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1984_World_Series" title="1984 World Series">1984</a>. Detroit's <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Magglio Ordóñez</a> hits a three-run <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> in the bottom of the ninth of Game 4 for the win and the AL pennant.</li> <li>October 19 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> clinch the National League pennant, defeating the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> four games to three. <a href="/wiki/Yadier_Molina" title="Yadier Molina">Yadier Molina</a>'s two-run home run in the top of ninth inning ends a heart-rending seven-game series. The Cardinals, returning to the World Series after last appearing in <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004</a>, will face the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">World Series</a>; a rematch of the <a href="/wiki/1934_World_Series" title="1934 World Series">1934</a> and <a href="/wiki/1968_World_Series" title="1968 World Series">1968</a> series.</li> <li>October 26 – The <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</a> win their fourth straight game over the <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a>, winning the <a href="/wiki/2006_Japan_Series" title="2006 Japan Series">Japan Series</a> 4–1.</li> <li>October 27 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> 4–2, winning the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">World Series</a> 4–1. Their 83 regular-season victories is a new record for the fewest by a Series champion in a full season.</li> <li>November 2 – The 2006 American Gold Glove Awards were announced: Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers" title="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, Catcher <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Rodriguez" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivan Rodriguez">Ivan Rodriguez</a> of Detroit Tigers, first base <a href="/wiki/Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Mark Teixeira</a> of <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, second base <a href="/wiki/Mark_Grudzielanek" title="Mark Grudzielanek">Mark Grudzielanek</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, third base <a href="/wiki/Eric_Chavez" title="Eric Chavez">Eric Chavez</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, shortstop <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, outfielders <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Wells" title="Vernon Wells">Vernon Wells</a> of <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> of <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> and <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Torii Hunter</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>.</li> <li>November 15 – The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> file the highest bid, US$51.1 million, in the <a href="/wiki/Posting_system" title="Posting system">posting system</a> and win the rights to negotiate with <a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Daisuke Matsuzaka</a>. Matsuzaka has a <a href="/wiki/Gyroball" title="Gyroball">gyroball</a> among his arsenal of pitches and, while playing for champions <a href="/wiki/Japanese_national_baseball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese national baseball team">Japan</a>, was MVP at the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">2006 World Baseball Classic</a>.</li> <li>November 19 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> reportedly sign <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> Outfielder/Second Baseman <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Soriano" title="Alfonso Soriano">Alfonso Soriano</a> to an 8-year, $136 million deal. The signing is the largest in Cubs' history.</li> <li>December 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Daisuke Matsuzaka</a> agree to a six-year, US$51.11 million contract, just ahead of the one-month deadline following the Red Sox' winning bid for the Japanese pitcher in the international posting system.</li> <li>December 26 – The <a href="/wiki/Israel_Baseball_League" title="Israel Baseball League">Israel Baseball League</a> reveals the names of the six inaugural teams: <a href="/wiki/Bet_Shemesh_Blue_Sox" title="Bet Shemesh Blue Sox">Bet Shemesh Blue Sox</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Haifa_Stingrays&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haifa Stingrays (page does not exist)">Haifa Stingrays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_Lions" title="Jerusalem Lions">Jerusalem Lions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netanya_Tigers" title="Netanya Tigers">Netanya Tigers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petach_Tikva_Pioneers" title="Petach Tikva Pioneers">Petach Tikva Pioneers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Lightning" title="Tel Aviv Lightning">Tel Aviv Lightning</a></li> <li>December 29 – The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> announce the signing of much sought-after lefty <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a>. The seven-year, $126 million contract is the largest ever for a pitcher, and includes a club option for 2014.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Movies">Movies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Movies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Benchwarmers" title="The Benchwarmers">The Benchwarmers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everyone%27s_Hero" title="Everyone's Hero">Everyone's Hero</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January   1 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a>, 64, relief pitcher for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and two other American League clubs (1965 to 1978) who retired with 655 pitching appearances for the seventh most among left-handers; two-time World Series champion.</li> <li>January   5 – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Dedeaux" title="Rod Dedeaux">Rod Dedeaux</a>, 91, baseball coach at the University of Southern California from 1942 to 1986 who won a record 11 College World Series titles, twice as many as any other coach, and 1,332 games, a record until 1994; played major role in baseball's acceptance in the Olympics, and coached the U.S. team in 1964 and 1984.</li> <li>January   8 – <a href="/wiki/Merv_Connors" title="Merv Connors">Merv Connors</a>, 91, corner infielder for the Chicago White Sox in 1937 and 1938; hit 3 home runs in one game September 19, 1938; hit more than 400 home runs while playing in more than 2,100 minor league games from 1934 to 1953.</li> <li>January 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Morton" title="Bubba Morton">Wycliffe "Bubba" Morton</a>, 74, right fielder, mainly with the Tigers, Angels and Japanese Toei Flyers, who in 1972 became the first black head coach in any sport at the University of Washington.</li> <li>January 16 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Smith_(outfielder)" title="Willie Smith (outfielder)">Willie Smith</a>, 66, converted left-handed pitcher who played primarily as a left fielder for the California Angels, Chicago Cubs and three other MLB clubs (1963 to 1971), then Japan's Nankai Hawks (1972–1973).</li> <li>January 16 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Repass" title="Bob Repass">Bob Repass</a>, 88, reserve infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1939) and Washington Senators (1942).</li> <li>January 17 – <a href="/wiki/Seth_Morehead" title="Seth Morehead">Seth Morehead</a>, 71, relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Milwaukee Braves between 1957 and 1961.</li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Mart%C3%ADnez_(infielder)" title="Carlos Martínez (infielder)">Carlos (Café) Martínez</a>, 41, infielder for three AL teams who batted .300 for the 1989 White Sox.</li> <li>January 28 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Campos" title="Frank Campos">Frank Campos</a>, 81, Cuban-born outfielder for the Washington Senators from 1951 to 1953.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February   1 – <a href="/wiki/Jake_Wade_(baseball)" title="Jake Wade (baseball)">"Whistling" Jake Wade</a>, 93, pitcher for six AL teams who had been the oldest living Chicago White Sox player; brother of <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wade" title="Ben Wade">Ben Wade</a>.</li> <li>February   4 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_McGuff" title="Joe McGuff">Joe McGuff</a>, 79, sportswriter and editor for <i>The Kansas City Star</i> from 1948 to 1992 who covered the Athletics and later the Royals, playing an instrumental role in the latter franchise being awarded in 1969 and retained in the 1990s.</li> <li>February   9 – <a href="/wiki/Motoshi_Fujita" title="Motoshi Fujita">Motoshi Fujita</a>, 74, Hall of Fame NPB pitcher played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1957 to 1964, managed the Giants and Taiyo Whales from 1963 to 1976.</li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_W._Peterson_(historian)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert W. Peterson (historian) (page does not exist)">Robert W. Peterson</a>, 80, author of the 1970 book <i>Only the Ball Was White</i>, which focused attention on the Negro leagues; member of the 2006 Hall of Fame committee responsible for electing Negro leaguers.</li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Gertrude_Ganote" title="Gertrude Ganote">Gertrude Ganote</a>, 86, <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a> player.</li> <li>February 19 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Abernathie" title="Bill Abernathie">Bill Abernathie</a>, 77, who appeared in a single MLB game, on September 19, 1952, as a relief pitcher and member of the Cleveland Indians.</li> <li>February 20 – <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a>, 86, broadcaster whose voice was the soundtrack of 13 World Series, 16 All-Star games, the Boston Red Sox from 1951 to 1965, then ten years as lead announcer on NBC Game of the Week; enshrined as a Ford C. Frick Award winner in the Baseball Hall of Fame.</li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Breeden" title="Scott Breeden">Scott Breeden</a>, 68, pitching coach of the 1986–1989 Cincinnati Reds; former minor-league hurler and longtime minor-league pitching instructor.</li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Freeman_(baseball)" title="Mark Freeman (baseball)">Mark Freeman</a>, 75, pitcher for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Chicago Cubs in 1959 and 1960.</li> <li>February 26 – <a href="/wiki/Ace_Adams" title="Ace Adams">Ace Adams</a>, 95, All-Star pitcher (1943) who spent six seasons with the New York Giants (1941–1946); led the National League in saves in 1944 and 1945 and in games pitched for three straight years (1942–1944, inclusive).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March   2 – <a href="/wiki/Ernesto_Aparicio_(baseball)" title="Ernesto Aparicio (baseball)">Ernesto Aparicio</a>, 95, Venezuelan professional manager, player and team's owner, who also trained dozens of teenage boys on an individual basis, including his nephew and Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Luis Aparicio</a> and player/manager <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a>.</li> <li>March   6 – <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Kirby Puckett</a>, 45, Hall of Fame center fielder for the Twins who batted .318 lifetime and won six Gold Gloves; 1989 batting champion; led AL in hits four times, total bases twice and RBI once; MVP of 1991 ALCS, his 11th-inning <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> won Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/1991_World_Series" title="1991 World Series">1991 World Series</a>.</li> <li>March 12 – <a href="/wiki/William_Metzig" title="William Metzig">William Metzig</a>, 87, second baseman who appeared in five late-season games for the wartime 1944 Chicago White Sox.</li> <li>March 18 – <a href="/wiki/Betty_Jane_Cornett" title="Betty Jane Cornett">Betty Jane Cornett</a>, 73, infielder/pitcher who played from 1950 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.</li> <li>March 28 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Minner" title="Paul Minner">Paul "Lefty" Minner</a>, 82, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1946, 1948, 1949) and Chicago Cubs (1950–1956); won 69 major league games; first player to pitch under artificial light in the World Series (1949)</li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Thornton_Kipper" title="Thornton Kipper">Thornton Kipper</a>, 77, a standout pitcher in college and an All-American in 1950, who also pitched for the Phillies from 1953 to 1955.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April   1 – <a href="/wiki/John_Bissant" title="John Bissant">John Bissant</a>, 92, outfielder in Negro league baseball from 1934 to 1947.</li> <li>April   3 – <a href="/wiki/Royce_Lint" title="Royce Lint">Royce Lint</a>, 85, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954; won 154 games in 15 seasons in the minor leagues</li> <li>April   9 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hitchcock" title="Billy Hitchcock">Billy Hitchcock</a>, 89, infielder who appeared in 703 for five AL teams between 1942 and 1953; managed Baltimore Orioles (1962–1963) and Atlanta Braves (1966–1967); later, a minor league executive.</li> <li>April   9 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Outlaw" title="Jimmy Outlaw">Jimmy Outlaw</a>, 93, outfielder and third baseman, primarily for the Detroit Tigers, who was the left fielder on the 1945 World Series champions.</li> <li>April 13 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Baker_(baseball)" title="Bill Baker (baseball)">Bill Baker</a>, 95, backup catcher for three National League clubs who appeared in 263 games over seven seasons between 1940 and 1949; member of 1940 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds; later an MLB coach (1950) and NL umpire (1957).</li> <li>April 16 – <a href="/wiki/Lorraine_Borg" title="Lorraine Borg">Lorraine Borg</a>, 82, catcher for the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Millerettes" title="Minneapolis Millerettes">Minneapolis Millerettes</a> of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.</li> <li>April 19 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Acosta_(baseball)" title="Oscar Acosta (baseball)">Oscar Acosta</a>, 49, Latin American coordinator for the Yankees and manager of their Gulf Coast League franchise; former pitching coach for the Cubs and Rangers.</li> <li>April 24 – <a href="/wiki/Sibby_Sisti" title="Sibby Sisti">Sebastian "Sibby" Sisti</a>, 85, infielder who spent 13 seasons with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves (1939–1942 and 1946–1954), and also appeared in the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Natural" title="The Natural">The Natural</a></i>.</li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Queen_(baseball)" title="Billy Queen (baseball)">Billy Queen</a>, 77, outfielder for the 1954 Milwaukee Braves.</li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Swan_(baseball)" title="Russ Swan (baseball)">Russ Swan</a>, 42, relief pitcher from 1989 to 1994, primarily for the Seattle Mariners.</li> <li>April 28 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a>, 48, All-Star relief pitcher, mainly with the Dodgers and Yankees, who was the 1980 NL Rookie of the Year but was suspended from baseball seven times and eventually barred from the sport due to drug abuse.</li> <li>April 30 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bartosch" title="Dave Bartosch">Dave Bartosch</a>, 89, outfielder for the Cardinals in 1945; long-time scout for the Cardinals and Padres.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May   4 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Delsing" title="Jim Delsing">Jim Delsing</a>, 80, outfielder for five AL teams best remembered as the pinch runner for <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel" title="Eddie Gaedel">Eddie Gaedel</a>.</li> <li>May   7 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_James_(baseball)" title="Jeff James (baseball)">Jeff "Jesse" James</a>, 64, pitcher for the Phillies in 1968 and 1969.</li> <li>May   9 – <a href="/wiki/Betty_Wagoner" title="Betty Wagoner">Betty Wagoner</a>, 75, All-Star outfielder and a member of two championship teams of the <a href="/wiki/AAGPBL" class="mw-redirect" title="AAGPBL">AAGPBL</a>.</li> <li>May 14 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lemon" title="Jim Lemon">Jim Lemon</a>, 78, outfielder for four MLB teams, principally the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, between 1950 and 1963; led American League in triples in 1956, had two seasons of 30 HR and 100 RBI, and selected a 1960 AL All-Star; manager of 1968 "expansion" Senators, and also a longtime coach and instructor for the Twins.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June   4 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fleming" title="Bill Fleming">Bill Fleming</a>, 92, pitcher in 123 games for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1941) and Chicago Cubs (1942–1944 and 1946); led 1940 Pacific Coast League in strikeouts with Hollywood.</li> <li>June   4 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jones_(baseball)" title="Ron Jones (baseball)">Ron Jones</a>, 41, outfielder for the Phillies from 1988 to 1991.</li> <li>June   5 – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gregg" title="Eric Gregg">Eric Gregg</a>, 55, NL umpire from 1975 to 1999 who worked in the 1989 World Series and four NLCS, noted for weight problems and a wide strike zone.</li> <li>June 10 – <a href="/wiki/Moe_Drabowsky" title="Moe Drabowsky">Moe Drabowsky</a>, 70, Polish-American relief pitcher for several teams from 1955 to 1972 who won Game 1 of the 1966 World Series with the Orioles.</li> <li>June 10 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Johnson_(Negro_leagues)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Johnson (Negro leagues)">Charles Johnson</a>, 96, pitcher and outfielder for the Negro league Chicago American Giants; worked to push Major League Baseball to offer former Negro league players pensions.</li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Billy Johnson (baseball)">Billy "Bull" Johnson</a>, 87, All-Star third baseman for the Yankees (1943, 1946–1951) and Cardinals (1951–1953); played on four World Series Championship teams with the Yankees (1943, 1947, 1949, 1950); finished fourth in league MVP balloting his rookie year (1943).</li> <li>June 22 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Campbell_(first_baseman)" title="Paul Campbell (first baseman)">Paul Campbell</a>, 88, first baseman 204 career games for the Boston Red Sox (1941–1942, 1946) and Detroit Tigers (1948–1950); and later a scout and traveling secretary of the Cincinnati Reds.</li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/Leo_Wells" title="Leo Wells">Leo Wells</a>, 88, third baseman and shortstop for the White Sox in 1942 and 1946.</li> <li>June 24 – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Zachary" title="Albert Zachary">Albert Zachary</a>, 92, pitched in four games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944.</li> <li>June 26 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Urban" title="Jack Urban">Jack Urban</a>, 77, pitcher for the Athletics (1957–1958) and Cardinals (1959); traded to Kansas City by the Yankees in <a href="/wiki/1957_in_baseball" title="1957 in baseball">1957</a> in the deal that brought <a href="/wiki/Art_Ditmar" title="Art Ditmar">Art Ditmar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clete_Boyer" title="Clete Boyer">Clete Boyer</a> to New York</li> <li>June 27 – <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Russo" title="Margaret Russo">Margaret Russo</a>, 74, All-Star shortstop in the <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a>.</li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Curly_Clement" title="Curly Clement">Curly Clement</a>, 86, longtime Cape Cod Baseball League umpire who officiated two games as a replacement arbiter in the American League for one game in 1978 and another in 1979.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July   4 – <a href="/wiki/Chet_Hajduk" title="Chet Hajduk">Chet Hajduk</a>, 87, pinch hitter for Chicago White Sox who grounded out in his only MLB at bat on April 16, 1941, against Cleveland's Al Milnar.</li> <li>July   4 – <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Olinger" title="Marilyn Olinger">Marilyn Olinger</a>, 78, slick-fielding shortstop who played from 1948 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.</li> <li>July 11 – <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Baker" title="Phyllis Baker">Phyllis Baker</a>, 69, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher.</li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Howdy_Groskloss" title="Howdy Groskloss">Howdy Groskloss</a>, 100, second baseman for the Pirates from 1930 through 1932, at the time of his death, the oldest living major league player.</li> <li>July 17 – <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Liebrich" title="Barbara Liebrich">Barbara Liebrich</a>, 83, player/manager during seven seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.</li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Emilio_Cueche" title="Emilio Cueche">Emilio Cueche</a>, 78, one of the most prolific pitchers in Venezuelan baseball history and member of one Hall of Fame, who also played in Minor league baseball and in the Dominican Republic and Mexico baseball circuits.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_2">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August   4 – <a href="/wiki/Elden_Auker" title="Elden Auker">Elden Auker</a>, 95, submarine pitcher who won 130 games, mainly with Tigers and Browns; led AL in winning percentage for 1935 Detroit champions.</li> <li>August   8 – <a href="/wiki/Dino_Restelli" title="Dino Restelli">Dino Restelli</a>, 81, outfielder for the Pirates in 1949 and 1951.</li> <li>August 12 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Wooten" class="mw-redirect" title="Earl Wooten">Earl Wooten</a>, 82, outfielder for the Senators in 1947 and 1948.</li> <li>August 24 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Thompson" class="mw-redirect" title="Gene Thompson">Gene Thompson</a>, 89, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants who later spent 40 years as a scout; was 13–5 as rookie for 1939 NL champion Reds.</li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Wagner" title="Charlie Wagner">Charlie Wagner</a>, 93, pitcher who won 32 games for the Boston Red Sox from 1938 to 1946; later an executive, scout, MLB pitching coach and minor league instructor; spent 73 years in Red Sox organization.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September   1 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Davidson" title="Ted Davidson">Ted Davidson</a>, 66, pitcher for the Reds (1965–1968) and Braves (1968).</li> <li>September   2 – <a href="/wiki/Victor_Bernal" title="Victor Bernal">Victor Bernal</a>, 52, pitcher for the Padres in 1977.</li> <li>September   7 – <a href="/wiki/Gordie_Mueller" title="Gordie Mueller">Gordie Mueller</a>, 83, pitcher for the 1950 Boston Red Sox.</li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Banta_(baseball)" title="Jack Banta (baseball)">Jack Banta</a>, 81, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1950 who won the 1949 pennant-clincher.</li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Syd_Thrift" title="Syd Thrift">Syd Thrift</a>, 77, general manager of the Pirates (1985–1988), Yankees (1989) and Orioles (1999–2002); also a longtime scout.</li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Guest" title="Geraldine Guest">Geraldine Guest</a>, 83, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.</li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Koppe" title="Joe Koppe">Joe Koppe</a>, 75, shortstop for the Milwaukee Braves (1958), Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1961) and Los Angeles Angels (1961–1965).</li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Kusick" title="Craig Kusick">Craig Kusick</a>, 57, first baseman for the Twins from 1973 to 1979; high school coach for 22 years.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October   1 – <a href="/wiki/Anna_Kunkel" title="Anna Kunkel">Anna Kunkel</a>, 74, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.</li> <li>October   2 – <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Vollmer" title="Clyde Vollmer">Clyde Vollmer</a>, 85, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox between 1942 and 1951.</li> <li>October   2 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Heist" title="Al Heist">Al Heist</a>, 79, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (1960–1961) and the Houston Colt 45s (1962); later a coach for Houston and San Diego.</li> <li>October   5 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Wagner_(baseball)" title="Dick Wagner (baseball)">Dick Wagner</a>, 78, executive during Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" dynasty of the early 1970s; general manager of Reds (1978–1983) and Houston Astros (1985–1987), where he helped build Houston's 1986 NL West champions.</li> <li>October   6 – <a href="/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil" title="Buck O'Neil">Buck O'Neil</a>, 94, first baseman and manager who won two Negro leagues batting titles and led the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> to two championships; became first black coach in the major leagues, and a goodwill ambassador for the sport in his later years.</li> <li>October   8 – <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Murrell" title="Ivan Murrell">Ivan Murrell</a>, 63, Panamanian outfielder for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves between 1963 and 1974.</li> <li>October 11 – <a href="/wiki/Cory_Lidle" title="Cory Lidle">Cory Lidle</a>, 34, pitcher for the Yankees and six other major league teams since 1997, won 13 games for 2001 A's and 2005 Phillies.</li> <li>October 11 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Pellagrini" title="Eddie Pellagrini">Eddie Pellagrini</a>, 88, infielder for five teams from 1946 to 1954; coached Boston College to three College World Series; homered in his first MLB at bat.</li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Callison" title="Johnny Callison">Johnny Callison</a>, 67, All-Star outfielder (1962, 1964, 1965) for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees who won the 1964 All-Star Game for the National League with a three-run, walk-off home run; led NL in triples twice and assists four times.</li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Donna_Cook" title="Donna Cook">Donna Cook</a>, 78, pitcher and outfielder who played from 1946 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.</li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Curry" title="Tony Curry">Tony Curry</a>, 67, Bahamian outfielder for the Phillies and Indians who followed <a href="/wiki/Andre_Rodgers" title="Andre Rodgers">Andre Rodgers</a> as the second native of his country to play in the major leagues.</li> <li>October 17 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Adams_(1920s_pitcher)" title="Bob Adams (1920s pitcher)">Bob Adams</a>, 95, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in the 1925 season.</li> <li>October 25 – <a href="/wiki/Edward_F._Kenney,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward F. Kenney, Sr.">Edward F. Kenney</a>, 85, who served as a Boston Red Sox farm system executive for over 40 years.</li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Marsh" title="Fred Marsh">Fred Marsh</a>, 82, infielder for four teams from 1951 to 1956.</li> <li>October 27 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Niekro" title="Joe Niekro">Joe Niekro</a>, 61, All-Star pitcher who won 221 games and was the Astros' all-time leader with 144 victories; brother of <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Phil Niekro</a> and father of <a href="/wiki/Lance_Niekro" title="Lance Niekro">Lance Niekro</a>.</li> <li>October 29 – <a href="/wiki/Silas_Simmons" title="Silas Simmons">Silas Simmons</a>, 109 (or 111), Negro leagues player of the 1920s, believed to be the longest-lived professional baseball player in history.</li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Nelson" title="Rocky Nelson">Glenn "Rocky" Nelson</a>, 81, first baseman for five teams between 1949 and 1961 who hit a home run for the Pirates in Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1960_World_Series" title="1960 World Series">1960 World Series</a>; legendary minor-league slugger.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November   2 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Hayworth" title="Red Hayworth">Red Hayworth</a>, 91, catcher for the 1944–1945 St. Louis Browns who played in every game of the 1944 World Series; later a coach and scout, spending 53 years in baseball; brother <a href="/wiki/Ray_Hayworth" title="Ray Hayworth">Ray</a> was also a major league catcher</li> <li>November   4 – <a href="/wiki/Helen_Westerman" title="Helen Westerman">Helen Westerman</a>, 80, <a href="/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets">Kenosha Comets</a> catcher, one of the original members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its <a href="/wiki/1943_All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_season" title="1943 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season">1943 inaugural season</a></li> <li>November   7 – <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Kerr" title="Buddy Kerr">Buddy Kerr</a>, 84, All-Star shortstop for the New York Giants and Boston Braves who played 68 consecutive errorless games over the 1946–47 seasons, then a major league record.</li> <li>November   7 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sain" title="Johnny Sain">Johnny Sain</a>, 89, All-Star pitcher who was the 1948 National League MVP runner-up for the pennant-winning Boston Braves; later a respected, outspoken pitching coach for six MLB clubs between 1959 and 1986 whose 1961–1962 Yankees' and 1968 Tigers' pitching staffs won World Series titles.</li> <li>November   9 – <a href="/wiki/Garton_del_Savio" title="Garton del Savio">Garton del Savio</a>, 92, shortstop who played four games for the 1943 Phillies.</li> <li>November   9 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Armstead" title="Jimmie Armstead">Jimmie Armstead</a>, 87, Negro leagues outfielder and pitcher from 1938 to 1949.</li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Suder" title="Pete Suder">Pete Suder</a>, 90, infielder who played 1,421 MLB games, all for the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics from 1941 to 1955; later worked as a scout and minor league manager.</li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Smith_(umpire)" title="Al Smith (umpire)">Al Smith</a>, 81, American League umpire from 1960 to 1964 who worked in 798 league games, the 1964 World Series, and All-Star games in 1961 and 1963.</li> <li>November 17 – <a href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Bo Schembechler</a>, 77, Hall of Fame college football coach and president of the Detroit Tigers from 1990 to 1992, even though he was widely criticized for the firing of legendary Tigers radio announcer <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a>.</li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Grace" title="Willie Grace">Willie Grace</a>, 89, player on the Cleveland Buckeyes and Erie Sailors of the Negro leagues from 1942 to 1950.</li> <li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Dobson" title="Pat Dobson">Pat Dobson</a>, 64, All-Star pitcher who won 20 games for the 1971 Orioles; later a scout and assistant to the general manager with the Giants.</li> <li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mayo" title="Eddie Mayo">Eddie Mayo</a>, 96, second and third baseman, primarily for the Tigers, who finished second in the MVP vote to teammate <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a> on the 1945 World Series champions.</li> <li>November 28 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Calderone" title="Sam Calderone">Sam Calderone</a>, 80, reserve catcher for the New York Giants (1950 and 1953) and Milwaukee Braves (1954).</li> <li>November 29 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Mikkelsen" title="Pete Mikkelsen">Pete Mikkelsen</a>, 67, relief pitcher for five teams from 1964 to 1972 who had 7 wins and 12 saves as a rookie for pennant-winning Yankees.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December   2 – <a href="/wiki/Corinne_Clark" title="Corinne Clark">Corinne Clark</a>, 78, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.</li> <li>December   3 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Klaus" title="Billy Klaus">Billy Klaus</a>, 77, shortstop/third baseman for six teams, notably the Boston Red Sox, between 1952 and 1963.</li> <li>December   3 – <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Oravetz" title="Ernie Oravetz">Ernie Oravetz</a>, 74, outfielder for the Washington Senators in 1955 and 1956.</li> <li>December   8 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Uribe" title="José Uribe">José Uribe</a>, 47, Dominican shortstop for the Giants who was a member of the 1987 division champions and 1989 NL pennant winners.</li> <li>December   9 – <a href="/wiki/Mildred_Warwick" title="Mildred Warwick">Mildred Warwick</a>, 84, Canadian infielder and one of the original players to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for its <a href="/wiki/1943_All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_season" title="1943 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season">inaugural season</a> in 1943.</li> <li>December 12 – <a href="/wiki/Irv_Hall" title="Irv Hall">Irv Hall</a>, 88, middle infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1943 to 1946; worked as a manager in the St. Louis Browns minor league system</li> <li>December 16 – <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Travis" title="Cecil Travis">Cecil Travis</a>, 93, All-Star shortstop for the Washington Senators who batted .314 lifetime; led AL in hits in 1941 before missing four seasons in World War II.</li> <li>December 17 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Sherry" title="Larry Sherry">Larry Sherry</a>, 71, relief pitcher for the Dodgers, Tigers, Astros and Angels from 1958 to 1968; MVP of <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959 World Series</a>, playing a key role bringing world title to his hometown Dodgers; later a pitching coach; brother of <a href="/wiki/Norm_Sherry" title="Norm Sherry">Norm Sherry</a>.</li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Chapman" title="Sam Chapman">Sam Chapman</a>, 90, All-Star center fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1938 to 1951; batted .322 in 1941, led AL in putouts four times.</li> <li>December 23 – <a href="/wiki/Sol_Carter" title="Sol Carter">Sol Carter</a>, 98, pitcher for the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics who had been the fourth oldest living major league player.</li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown</a>, 45, All-Star third baseman who batted .317 for the 1986 Giants; 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href="/wiki/1946_in_baseball" title="1946 in baseball">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_baseball" title="1947 in baseball">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_baseball" title="1948 in baseball">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_baseball" title="1949 in baseball">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_baseball" title="1950 in baseball">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_baseball" title="1952 in baseball">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_baseball" title="1953 in baseball">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_baseball" title="1954 in baseball">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_baseball" title="1955 in baseball">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_baseball" title="1956 in baseball">1956</a></li> <li><a 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