MLB Season History - 2006

2006 MLB Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE 1. Joe Mauer .347 2. Freddy Sanchez .344 3. Derek Jeter .343 4. Robinson Cano .342 5. Miguel Cabrera .339 Complete Leaders	HOME RUNS 1. Ryan Howard 58 2. David Ortiz 54 3. Albert Pujols 49 4. Alfonso Soriano 46 5. Lance Berkman 45 Complete Leaders	RUNS BATTED IN 1. Ryan Howard 149 2. David Ortiz 137 3. Albert Pujols 137 4. Lance Berkman 136 5. Justin Morneau 130 Complete Leaders
WINS 1. Johan Santana 19 2. Chien-Ming Wang 19 3. Jon Garland 18 4. Kenny Rogers 17 5. Randy Johnson 17 Complete Leaders	STRIKEOUTS 1. Johan Santana 245 2. Aaron Harang 216 3. Jake Peavy 215 4. John Smoltz 211 5. Carlos Zambrano 210 Complete Leaders	ERA 1. Johan Santana 2.77 2. Roy Oswalt 2.98 3. Chris Carpenter 3.09 4. Josh Johnson 3.10 5. Brandon Webb 3.10 Complete Leaders

2006 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-NY Yankees	97	65	.599	--	50-31	47-34	930	767	+163
Toronto	87	75	.537	10	50-31	37-44	809	754	+55
Boston	86	76	.531	11	48-33	38-43	820	825	-5
Baltimore	70	92	.432	27	40-41	30-51	768	899	-131
Tampa Bay	61	101	.377	36	41-40	20-61	689	856	-167
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Minnesota	96	66	.593	--	54-27	42-39	801	683	+118
y-Detroit	95	67	.586	1	46-35	49-32	822	675	+147
Chicago Sox	90	72	.556	6	49-32	41-40	868	794	+74
Cleveland	78	84	.481	18	44-37	34-47	870	782	+88
Kansas City	62	100	.383	34	34-47	28-53	757	971	-214
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Oakland	93	69	.574	--	49-32	44-37	771	727	+44
LA Angels	89	73	.549	4	45-36	44-37	766	732	+34
Texas	80	82	.494	13	39-42	41-40	835	784	+51
Seattle	78	84	.481	15	44-37	34-47	756	792	-36
2006 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-NY Mets	97	65	.599	--	50-31	47-34	834	731	+103
Philadelphia	85	77	.525	12	41-40	44-37	865	812	+53
Atlanta	79	83	.488	18	40-41	39-42	849	805	+44
Florida	78	84	.481	19	42-39	36-45	758	772	-14
Washington	71	91	.438	26	41-40	30-51	746	872	-126
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-St. Louis	83	78	.516	--	49-31	34-47	781	762	+19
Houston	82	80	.506	1.5	44-37	38-43	735	719	+16
Cincinnati	80	82	.494	3.5	42-39	38-43	749	801	-52
Milwaukee	75	87	.463	8.5	48-33	27-54	730	833	-103
Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	16.5	43-38	24-57	691	794	-103
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.407	17.5	36-45	30-51	713	834	-121
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-San Diego	88	74	.543	--	43-38	45-36	731	679	+52
y-LA Dodgers	88	74	.543	--	49-32	39-42	820	751	+69
San Francisco	76	85	.472	11.5	43-38	33-47	746	790	-44
Colorado	76	86	.469	12	44-37	32-49	813	812	+1
Arizona	76	86	.469	12	39-42	37-44	773	788	-15

2006 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 11, 2006	AL 3, NL 2	PNC Park	Pittsburgh, PA	38,904	B.J. Ryan	Trevor Hoffman	Michael Young
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2006 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	St. Louis Cardinals defeated Detroit Tigers	4-1
League Championship Series	Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics	4-0
League Championship Series	St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets	4-3
League Divisional Series	Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees	3-1
League Divisional Series	Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins	3-0
League Divisional Series	New York Mets defeated Los Angeles Dodgers	3-0
League Divisional Series	St. Louis Cardinals defeated San Diego Padres	3-1
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2006 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
Justin Morneau	MIN	AL MVP
Ryan Howard	PHI	NL MVP
Johan Santana	MIN	AL Cy Young
Brandon Webb	ARI	NL Cy Young
Jim Leyland	DET	AL Manager of the Year
Joe Girardi	FLA	NL Manager of the Year
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2006 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Luke Hochevar	RHP	Kansas City Royals
2	Gregory Reynolds	RHP	Colorado Rockies
3	Evan Longoria	3B	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
4	Brad Lincoln	RHP	Pittsburgh Pirates
5	Brandon Morrow	RHP	Seattle Mariners
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2006 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
9/6/2006	Anibal Sanchez	FLA	ARI	2-0	NL
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Glossary

• x - Clinched Division
• y - Clinched Wild Card
• * - Clinched Best League Record