2006 Toronto Blue Jays season

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2006 Toronto Blue Jays
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkRogers Centre
CityToronto
Record87–75 (.537)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersRogers; Paul Godfrey (CEO)
General managersJ. P. Ricciardi
ManagersJohn Gibbons
TelevisionThe Sports Network
(Rod Black, Pat Tabler)
Rogers Sportsnet
(Jamie Campbell, Pat Tabler, Rance Mulliniks, Darrin Fletcher)
RadioCJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Mike Wilner, Warren Sawkiw)
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The 2006 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 30th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. For the second straight season, Blue Jays hitters combined for fewer than 1,000 strikeouts. It was the first time since the team's World Series championships in 1992 and 1993 that the Blue Jays had combined for fewer than 1,000 strikeouts in consecutive 162-game seasons, as well as the first season since 1993 that the team finished above third place in its division.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Summary[edit]

On January 3, J.P. Ricciardi signed free-agent catcher Jason Phillips to a minor league contract. Phillips, who hit .238 the previous season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, also had an invitation to spring training, was supposed to have competed with Guillermo Quiróz for the role of the Blue Jays' backup catcher. Quiroz was later claimed on waivers by the Seattle Mariners, and Phillips started the season with the team after Gregg Zaun was put on the disabled list.

The trades for Troy Glaus and Lyle Overbay in the off-season created a glut of corner infielders for the Jays, as the team now had five players (Glaus, Overbay, Eric Hinske, Corey Koskie, and Shea Hillenbrand) who could play third base, first base, or designated hitter. The Jays relieved some of this pressure on January 6, by trading Koskie to the Milwaukee Brewers in the second deal between the two clubs in less than a month. The Blue Jays received minor league pitcher Brian Wolfe in return for Koskie. The Blue Jays also moved first baseman (and former third baseman) Eric Hinske to right field as a result.

On February 6, Toronto signed former Angels catcher Bengie Molina to a one-year contract with an option for a second. Three days later, Toronto wrapped up its off season moves by re-signing Shea Hillenbrand and Pete Walker, each to a one-year deal.

On July 2, Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells, Roy Halladay, B. J. Ryan, and Alex Ríos were picked to represent the Blue Jays at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[3] However, Rios would not compete in the game due to a serious staph infection that occurred around June 28, possibly as the result of a foul ball off Rios' leg during a game on June 27.[4] Manager John Gibbons was also picked as an assistant coach for the AL team. The five Blue Jay players selected to the AL All-Star team was the most to appear in an All-Star Game since 1993. The only AL team with more All-Stars than the Jays was the World Series champion the Chicago White Sox, with six.[5]

On July 7, Troy Glaus was picked to compete in the 2006 Home Run Derby, though during the Derby, he hit only one home run and was eliminated after the first round.

On July 19, infielder Shea Hillenbrand was designated for assignment after an altercation with the team management. Shortly after Hillenbrand, along with reliever Vinnie Chulk, was traded to the San Francisco Giants for reliever Jeremy Accardo.

On August 3, rookie second baseman Ryan Roberts started his first game in the MLB, and had his first hit, which was a home run. He is one of few Blue Jays rookies to have his first hit a home run in his first start.

On August 12, the Blue Jays got the Minnesota Twins to hit into six double plays, tying a Blue Jays record set on April 16, 1996. (Blue Jays vs. Detroit).

On August 16, the Blue Jays traded reliever Scott Schoeneweis to the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations or a player to be named later (later announced to be INF Trevor Lawhorn).

On August 17, the Blue Jays traded first and third baseman and outfielder Eric Hinske and cash considerations to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later.

During a game against the Oakland Athletics on August 21, 2006, while on the verge of blowing an 8-run lead, John Gibbons walked to the mound to remove starter Ted Lilly. An argument ensued on the mound, in front of the audience at the Rogers Centre. Lilly eventually did leave the game and then headed into the clubhouse. Gibbons subsequently followed him into the hallway, where it appeared to eyewitnesses that he and Lilly got into a fight. Numerous team members and support personnel rushed into the tunnel to break them up. After the game, both the pitcher and manager denied any altercation and said the problem had been resolved.[6]

Despite their on-field and off-field problems, the Blue Jays managed to play well in the critical month of September, going 18–10. This, combined with the slumping of the Boston Red Sox, enabled Toronto to snare sole possession of second place in the American League East by the end of the season. This marked the first time that the Jays had finished above third place in their division since their World Championship season of 1993, and with the most wins since the 1998 season.

On November 17, the Blue Jays announced that they had signed designated hitter Frank Thomas to a two-year contract worth $18 million, with an option for 2009.

On November 28, the Blue Jays announced that they had re-signed catcher Gregg Zaun to a two-year contract with an option for 2009.

On December 18, the Blue Jays announced that they had re-signed centre fielder Vernon Wells to a seven-year contract worth $126 million, to come into effect after the 2007 season. It was the largest contract in club history.

Season standings[edit]

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 97 65 0.599 50–31 47–34
Toronto Blue Jays 87 75 0.537 10 50–31 37–44
Boston Red Sox 86 76 0.531 11 48–33 38–43
Baltimore Orioles 70 92 0.432 27 40–41 30–51
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 61 101 0.377 36 41–40 20–61


Record vs. opponents[edit]


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Baltimore 3–15 2–5 4–2 3–3 5–1 4–6 3–6 7–12 2–4 4–6 13–6 3–6 8–11 9–9
Boston 15–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 4–5 3–3 1–5 8–11 3–7 4–6 10–9 5–4 7–12 16–2
Chicago 5–2 2–4 8–11 12–7 11–8 6–3 9–10 2–4 3–3 5–4 3–3 5–5 5–4 14–4
Cleveland 2–4 4–3 11–8 6–13 10–8 4–5 8–11 3–4 3–6 4–5 6–1 5–4 4–2 8–10
Detroit 3–3 3–3 7–12 13–6 14–4 3–5 11–8 2–5 5–4 6–3 5–3 5–5 3–3 15–3
Kansas City 1–5 5–4 8–11 8–10 4–14 3–7 7–12 2–7 4–5 3–5 1–5 3–3 3–4 10–8
Los Angeles 6–4 3–3 3–6 5–4 5–3 7–3 4–2 6–4 11–8 10–9 7–2 11–8 4–6 7–11
Minnesota 6–3 5–1 10–9 11–8 8–11 12–7 2–4 3–3 6–4 5–3 6–1 4–5 2–5 16–2
New York 12–7 11–8 4–2 4–3 5–2 7–2 4–6 3–3 3–6 3–3 13–5 8–2 10–8 10–8
Oakland 4–2 7–3 3–3 6–3 4–5 5–4 8–11 4–6 6–3 17–2 6–3 9–10 6–4 8–10
Seattle 6–4 6–4 4–5 5–4 3–6 5–3 9–10 3–5 3–3 2–17 6–3 8–11 4–5 14–4
Tampa Bay 6–13 9–10 3–3 1–6 3–5 5–1 2–7 1–6 5–13 3–6 3–6 3–6 6–12 11–7
Texas 6–3 4–5 5–5 4–5 5–5 3–3 8–11 5–4 2–8 10–9 11–8 6–3 4–2 7–11
Toronto 11–8 12–7 4–5 2–4 3–3 4–3 6–4 5–2 8–10 4–6 5–4 12–6 2–4 9–9


2006 Draft picks[edit]

Source [7]

The 2006 MLB Draft was held on June 6–7.

Round Pick Player Position College/School Nationality Signed
1 14 Travis Snider OF Jackson High School (WA) United States 2006–06–18
4 120 Brandon Magee RHP Bradley United States 2006–06–16
5 150 Luke Hopkins 1B New Mexico State United States 2006–06–11
6 180 Brian Jeroloman C Florida United States 2006–06–29
7 210 Jonathan Baksh OF Florida Tech Canada 2006–06–09
8 240 Daniel O'Brien LHP Western Michigan United States 2006–06–11
9 270 Cole Figueroa SS Lincoln High School (FL) United States Unsigned
10 300 Scott Campbell 2B Gonzaga New Zealand 2006–06–21

Roster[edit]

2006 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Game log[edit]

2006 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 4 Twins 6–3 Halladay (1–0) Santana (0–1) Ryan (1) 50,449 1–0
2 April 5 Twins 13–4 Radke (1–0) Towers (0–1) 18,156 1–1
3 April 6 Twins 6–3 Chacín (1–0) Silva (0–1) Ryan (2) 16,221 2–1
4 April 7 Devil Rays 9–8 Dunn (1–0) Walker (0–1) Miceli (1) 15,631 2–2
5 April 8 Devil Rays 8–4 Tallet (1–0) Childers (0–1) 18,755 3–2
6 April 9 Devil Rays 5–2 Kazmir (1–1) Halladay (1–1) Miceli (2) 20,184 3–3
7 April 11 @ Red Sox 5–3 Beckett (2–0) Towers (0–2) Papelbon (4) 35,491 3–4
8 April 12 @ Red Sox 8–4 Chacín (2–0) Wells (0–1) 36,378 4–4
9 April 13 @ Red Sox 8–6 Lilly (1–0) Clement (1–1) Ryan (3) 36,524 5–4
10 April 14 @ White Sox 13–7 Walker (1–1) Vázquez (0–1) 31,418 6–4
11 April 15 @ White Sox 4–2 Buehrle (2–0) Burnett (0–1) Jenks (4) 33,247 6–5
12 April 16 @ White Sox 6–4 (5) García (2–1) Towers (0–3) 27,137 6–6
13 April 18 Yankees 10–5 Chacín (3–0) Johnson (2–2) 48,776 7–6
14 April 19 Yankees 3–1 Mussina (2–1) Lilly (1–1) Rivera (2) 32,886 7–7
15 April 21 Red Sox 7–6 (12) Speier (1–0) Foulke (0–1) 28,333 8–7
16 April 22 Red Sox 8–1 Halladay (2–1) DiNardo (0–1) Walker (1) 34,387 9–7
17 April 23 Red Sox 6–3 Clement (2–1) Towers (0–4) Papelbon (8) 28,737 9–8
18 April 25 Orioles 7–3 Chacín (4–0) López (1–2) 32,257 10–8
19 April 26 Orioles 8–2 Lilly (2–1) Bédard (4–1) 19,336 11–8
20 April 27 Orioles 7–5 Benson (3–2) Janssen (0–1) 18,756 11–9
21 April 28 @ Yankees 7–2 Halladay (3–1) Wright (0–2) Ryan (4) 47,204 12–9
22 April 29 @ Yankees 17–6 Johnson (4–2) Towers (0–5) 50,119 12–10
23 April 30 @ Yankees 4–1 Mussina (4–1) Chacín (4–1) Rivera (4) 52,954 12–11
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 @ Orioles 9–7 Lilly (3–1) Hawkins (0–1) Ryan (5) 14,315 13–11
25 May 2 @ Orioles 9–2 Benson (4–2) Janssen (0–2) Williams (1) 15,795 13–12
26 May 3 @ Red Sox 7–6 McGowan (1–0) Papelbon (0–1) Ryan (6) 35,881 14–12
27 May 4 @ Red Sox 7–4 Clement (3–2) Towers (0–6) Papelbon (11) 36,396 14–13
28 May 5 Angels 13–3 Chacín (5–1) Santana (2–1) 22,227 15–13
29 May 6 Angels 3–0 Escobar (4–2) Lilly (3–2) Rodríguez (9) 29,761 15–14
30 May 7 Angels 3–1 Janssen (1–2) Lackey (3–3) Ryan (7) 24,351 16–14
31 May 8 Angels 5–1 Halladay (4–1) Weaver (1–5) 18,611 17–14
32 May 9 Athletics 6–5 Haren (2–3) Towers (0–7) Street (5) 36,269 17–15
33 May 10 Athletics 9–7 Rosario (1–0) Blanton (3–4) Ryan (8) 19,269 18–15
34 May 11 Athletics 8–3 Lilly (4–2) Saarloos (1–1) 23,974 19–15
35 May 12 @ Devil Rays 4–1 McClung (2–4) Janssen (1–3) Walker (5) 11,816 19–16
36 May 13 @ Devil Rays 8–1 Halladay (5–1) Hendrickson (2–3) 15,184 20–16
37 May 14 @ Devil Rays 8–3 Towers (1–7) Fossum (1–2) 12,224 21–16
38 May 16 @ Angels 8–3 Santana (4–1) Lilly (4–3) 43,066 21–17
39 May 17 @ Angels 3–0 Janssen (2–3) Escobar (5–3) Ryan (9) 38,767 22–17
40 May 18 @ Angels 8–4 (10) Frasor (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) 37,850 23–17
41 May 19 @ Rockies 8–3 Cook (5–3) Towers (1–8) 26,011 23–18
42 May 20 @ Rockies 5–1 Francis (3–3) Taubenheim (0–1) 26,212 23–19
43 May 21 @ Rockies 5–3 Fogg (3–2) Lilly (4–4) Fuentes (10) 30,291 23–20
44 May 22 Devil Rays 6–4 Janssen (3–3) McClung (2–5) Ryan (10) 22,563 24–20
45 May 23 Devil Rays 4–1 Halladay (6–1) Hendrickson (3–4) Ryan (11) 34,594 25–20
46 May 24 Devil Rays 10–8 Camp (2–0) Frasor (1–1) Walker (9) 20,187 25–21
47 May 26 White Sox 8–2 Lilly (5–4) García (7–2) 22,729 26–21
48 May 27 White Sox 3–2 (11) Schoeneweis (1–0) Nelson (0–1) 30,063 27–21
49 May 28 White Sox 7–5 Garland (4–2) Taubenheim (0–2) Jenks (14) 35,277 27–22
50 May 29 Red Sox 7–6 Ryan (1–0) Riske (0–1) 24,038 28–22
51 May 30 Red Sox 8–5 Chacín (6–1) Beckett (7–2) Ryan (12) 27,324 29–22
52 May 31 Red Sox 8–6 Van Buren (1–0) Lilly (5–5) Papelbon (19) 24,526 29–23
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
53 June 2 @ Devil Rays 13–4 Janssen (4–3) McClung (2–7) 9,463 30–23
54 June 3 @ Devil Rays 6–2 Halladay (7–1) Hendrickson (3–6) Ryan (13) 15,696 31–23
55 June 4 @ Devil Rays 10–5 Waechter (1–4) Chacín (6–2) 14,347 31–24
56 June 5 @ Orioles 4–0 Cabrera (3–2) Lilly (5–6) 15,185 31–25
57 June 6 @ Orioles 6–4 Downs (1–0) Britton (0–1) Ryan (14) 16,868 32–25
58 June 7 @ Orioles 5–3 Janssen (5–3) Benson (6–5) Ryan (15) 15,803 33–25
59 June 8 @ Orioles 7–5 Birkins (2–0) Rosario (1–1) Ray (15) 17,637 33–26
60 June 9 Tigers 10–5 Frasor (2–1) Jones (0–4) 21,425 34–26
61 June 10 Tigers 5–3 Miner (1–1) Lilly (5–7) Jones (17) 27,021 34–27
62 June 11 Tigers 10–5 Robertson (6–3) Taubenheim (0–3) Zumaya (1) 30,404 34–28
63 June 12 Orioles 6–4 Benson (7–5) Janssen (5–4) Ray (16) 17,876 34–29
64 June 13 Orioles 7–1 Halladay (8–1) Loewen (0–1) 20,766 35–29
65 June 14 Orioles 6–3 Chulk (1–0) López (4–8) Ryan (16) 23,325 36–29
66 June 15 Orioles 4–2 Lilly (6–7) Cabrera (4–3) Ryan (17) 32,285 37–29
67 June 16 @ Marlins 3–1 Olsen (6–3) Taubenheim (0–4) Tankersley (2) 10,242 37–30
68 June 17 @ Marlins 8–2 Moehler (5–5) Janssen (5–5) 12,099 37–31
69 June 18 @ Marlins 4–1 Johnson (6–4) Halladay (8–2) Borowski (11) 10,536 37–32
70 June 20 @ Braves 6–5 Schoeneweis (2–0) Yates (0–1) Ryan (18) 26,915 38–32
71 June 21 @ Braves 6–3 Lilly (7–7) Hudson (6–6) Ryan (19) 26,232 39–32
72 June 22 @ Braves 3–2 Taubenheim (1–4) Remlinger (2–4) Ryan (20) 26,829 40–32
73 June 23 Mets 6–1 Glavine (11–2) Janssen (5–6) 28,507 40–33
74 June 24 Mets 7–4 Halladay (9–2) Hernández (4–7) Ryan (21) 31,327 41–33
75 June 25 Mets 7–4 Trachsel (6–4) Towers (1–9) Wagner (15) 32,277 41–34
76 June 27 Nationals 6–0 Burnett (1–1) Ortiz (5–6) 20,288 42–34
77 June 28 Nationals 6–1 Lilly (8–7) Hill (1–3) 17,067 43–34
78 June 29 Nationals 8–4 Halladay (10–2) Patterson (1–2) 17,175 44–34
79 June 30 Phillies 8–1 Janssen (6–6) Bernero (0–1) 17,311 45–34
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
80 July 1 Phillies 5–2 Downs (2–0) Lidle (4–7) Ryan (22) 24,248 46–34
81 July 2 Phillies 11–6 Geary (5–0) Burnett (1–2) 26,177 46–35
82 July 3 @ Rangers 6–1 Rheinecker (4–2) Lilly (8–8) 30,021 46–36
83 July 4 @ Rangers 3–2 Halladay (11–2) Koronka (6–5) Ryan (23) 42,255 47–36
84 July 5 @ Rangers 9–3 Padilla (8–5) Janssen (6–7) Cordero (6) 25,803 47–37
85 July 6 @ Royals 6–2 Redman (6–4) Taubenheim (1–5) 10,858 47–38
86 July 7 @ Royals 13–3 Hudson (2–3) Burnett (1–3) 17,162 47–39
87 July 8 @ Royals 7–5 Tallet (2–0) Peralta (1–1) Ryan (24) 22,635 48–39
88 July 9 @ Royals 11–3 Halladay (12–2) Gobble (3–2) 17,748 49–39
89 July 14 Mariners 5–3 Meche (9–4) Janssen (6–8) Putz (17) 23,443 49–40
90 July 15 Mariners 7–6 (14) Downs (3–0) Fruto (0–1) 36,069 50–40
91 July 16 Mariners 4–3 (11) Downs (4–0) Sherrill (2–2) 28,679 51–40
92 July 17 Rangers 10–1 Lilly (9–8) Koronka (6–6) 16,872 52–40
93 July 18 Rangers 5–2 Padilla (10–5) Schoeneweis (2–1) Otsuka (19) 20,017 52–41
94 July 19 Rangers 5–4 Millwood (10–5) Janssen (6–9) Otsuka (20) 20,778 52–42
95 July 20 Yankees 5–4 (11) Tallet (3–0) Rivera (4–5) 42,336 53–42
96 July 21 Yankees 7–3 Burnett (2–3) Wright (6–6) Schoeneweis (1) 40,149 54–42
97 July 22 Yankees 5–4 Wang (11–4) Downs (4–1) Rivera (23) 50,014 54–43
98 July 23 Yankees 13–5 Marcum (1–0) Ponson (0–1) 42,337 55–43
99 July 24 @ Mariners 7–3 Piñeiro (7–8) Janssen (6–10) 29,787 55–44
100 July 25 @ Mariners 12–3 Halladay (13–2) Meche (9–5) 30,793 56–44
101 July 26 @ Mariners 7–4 Moyer (6–9) Burnett (2–4) Putz (20) 33,629 56–45
102 July 27 @ Athletics 5–2 Blanton (11–8) Lilly (9–9) Street (21) 19,251 56–46
103 July 28 @ Athletics 4–3 Downs (5–1) Loaiza (4–7) Ryan (25) 22,217 57–46
104 July 29 @ Athletics 7–4 Zito (11–7) McGowan (1–1) Street (22) 25,627 57–47
105 July 30 @ Athletics 6–5 Street (4–3) Ryan (1–1) 29,709 57–48
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106 August 1 @ Yankees 5–1 Wright (7–6) Burnett (2–5) 52,237 57–49
107 August 2 @ Yankees 7–2 Wang (13–4) Lilly (9–10) 54,414 57–50
108 August 3 @ Yankees 8–1 Lidle (1–0) Marcum (1–1) 52,156 57–51
109 August 4 White Sox 6–4 Garland (12–3) Halladay (13–3) Jenks (30) 30,060 57–52
110 August 5 White Sox 7–1 Vázquez (10–6) Rosario (1–2) 35,117 57–53
111 August 6 White Sox 7–3 Burnett (3–5) Contreras (10–4) 36,453 58–53
112 August 7 Orioles 8–1 Accardo (1–0) Ortiz (0–3) League (1) 23,838 59–53
113 August 8 Orioles 8–4 Cabrera (5–7) Schoeneweis (2–2) 28,823 59–54
114 August 9 Orioles 4–3 Halladay (14–3) Bédard (12–8) Ryan (26) 34,199 60–54
115 August 10 @ Twins 5–0 Lilly (10–10) Silva (8–10) 30,118 61–54
116 August 11 @ Twins 7–1 Burnett (4–5) Garza (0–1) 31,814 62–54
117 August 12 @ Twins 4–0 Downs (6–1) Bonser (2–4) 36,261 63–54
118 August 13 @ Twins 5–0 Radke (12–8) Marcum (1–2) 32,811 63–55
119 August 15 @ Devil Rays 4–3 Halladay (15–3) Meadows (2–3) Ryan (27) 9,217 64–55
120 August 16 @ Devil Rays 8–3 Shields (5–6) Lilly (10–11) 8,195 64–56
121 August 17 @ Devil Rays 6–2 Burnett (5–5) Meadows (2–4) 8,697 65–56
122 August 18 @ Orioles 7–2 Benson (10–9) Downs (6–2) 22,679 65–57
123 August 19 @ Orioles 15–0 Cabrera (6–8) Marcum (1–3) 25,380 65–58
124 August 20 @ Orioles 9–2 Halladay (16–3) Bédard (12–9) 23,639 66–58
125 August 21 Athletics 12–10 Haren (12–9) League (0–1) Duchscherer (4) 28,280 66–59
126 August 22 Athletics 4–3 Burnett (6–5) Halsey (3–4) Ryan (28) 30,071 67–59
127 August 23 Athletics 6–0 Loaiza (7–7) Chacín (6–3) 32,516 67–60
128 August 25 Royals 6–3 Marcum (2–3) Hudson (6–5) Ryan (29) 26,343 68–60
129 August 26 Royals 2–0 Hernández (4–8) Halladay (16–4) 38,070 68–61
130 August 27 Royals 10–6 Lilly (11–11) Pérez (1–2) 36,417 69–61
131 August 28 @ Indians 6–4 Byrd (9–6) Burnett (6–6) Mastny (4) 19,623 69–62
132 August 29 @ Indians 5–2 Sabathia (10–8) League (0–2) 21,563 69–63
133 August 30 @ Indians 3–2 (10) Betancourt (3–4) Ryan (1–2) 22,065 69–64
134 August 31 @ Red Sox 6–4 Delcarmen (2–0) Halladay (16–5) Papelbon (35) 36,238 69–65
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 September 1 @ Red Sox 2–1 Snyder (4–3) Lilly (11–12) Timlin (3) 36,235 69–66
136 September 2 @ Red Sox 5–1 Burnett (7–6) Jarvis (0–1) 35,973 70–66
137 September 3 @ Red Sox 6–1 Chacín (7–3) Beckett (14–10) 35,719 71–66
138 September 4 Indians 4–3 League (1–2) Sabathia (10–9) Ryan (30) 27,864 72–66
139 September 5 Indians 7–2 Sowers (7–3) Accardo (1–1) 18,517 72–67
140 September 6 Indians 3–2 Lilly (12–12) Westbrook (12–9) Ryan (31) 20,406 73–67
141 September 8 @ Angels 4–1 Saunders (5–2) Burnett (7–7) Rodríguez (40) 42,259 73–68
142 September 9 @ Angels 2–1 Chacín (8–3) Escobar (10–13) Ryan (32) 44,007 74–68
143 September 10 @ Angels 4–3 Weaver (11–2) Towers (1–10) Rodríguez (41) 40,506 74–69
144 September 11 @ Mariners 6–2 Lilly (13–12) Woods (4–3) 24,462 75–69
145 September 12 @ Mariners 4–2 Meche (10–8) Marcum (2–4) Putz (32) 26,144 75–70
146 September 13 @ Mariners 10–0 Burnett (8–7) Baek (3–1) 26,225 76–70
147 September 15 Devil Rays 5–4 (10) Ryan (2–2) Meadows (3–6) 27,607 77–70
148 September 16 Devil Rays 6–1 Lilly (14–12) Howell (0–3) 30,698 78–70
149 September 17 Devil Rays 5–3 Speier (2–0) Camp (7–4) Ryan (33) 32,959 79–70
150 September 18 Yankees 7–6 Rasner (3–0) Burnett (8–8) Veras (1) 32,846 79–71
151 September 19 Yankees 6–3 Karstens (2–1) Frasor (2–2) Farnsworth (6) 30,793 79–72
152 September 20 Yankees 3–2 Romero (1–0) Henn (0–1) Ryan (34) 33,029 80–72
153 September 22 Red Sox 7–1 Tavárez (4–4) Lilly (14–13) 33,874 80–73
154 September 23 Red Sox 5–3 Burnett (9–8) Hansack (0–1) Ryan (35) 42,267 81–73
155 September 24 Red Sox 13–4 Chacín (9–3) Snyder (4–5) 44,212 82–73
156 September 25 Red Sox 5–0 Marcum (3–4) Wakefield (7–11) 40,123 83–73
157 September 26 @ Tigers 4–3 Bonderman (14–8) McGowan (1–2) Jones (37) 27,908 83–74
158 September 27 @ Tigers 7–4 Lilly (15–13) Robertson (13–13) Ryan (36) 26,430 84–74
159 September 28 @ Tigers 8–6 Burnett (10–8) Rogers (17–7) Ryan (37) 28,670 85–74
160 September 29 @ Yankees 7–2 Mussina (15–7) Chacín (9–4) 52,331 85–75
161 September 30 @ Yankees 6–5 Frasor (3–2) Myers (1–2) Ryan (38) 54,576 86–75
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162 October 1 @ Yankees 7–5 Towers (2–10) Farnsworth (3–6) Downs (1) 54,886 87–75

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Bengie Molina 117 433 123 .284 19 57
1B Lyle Overbay 157 581 181 .312 22 92
2B Aaron Hill 155 546 159 .291 6 50
SS John McDonald 104 260 58 .223 3 23
3B Troy Glaus 153 540 136 .252 38 104
LF Frank Catalanotto 128 437 131 .300 7 56
CF Vernon Wells 154 611 185 .303 32 106
RF Alex Ríos 128 450 136 .302 17 82
DH Shea Hillenbrand 81 296 89 .301 12 39

Other batters[edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Reed Johnson 134 461 147 .319 12 49
Gregg Zaun 99 290 79 .272 12 40
Russ Adams 90 251 55 .219 3 28
Eric Hinske 78 197 52 .264 12 29
Adam Lind 18 60 22 .367 2 8
Jason Phillips 25 48 12 .250 0 6
Edgardo Alfonzo 12 37 6 .162 0 4
John Hattig 13 24 8 .333 0 3
Kevin Barker 12 17 4 .235 1 1
Chad Mottola 10 16 4 .250 0 0
Ryan Roberts 9 13 1 .077 1 1
Luis Figueroa 8 9 1 .111 0 0

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Roy Halladay 32 220.0 16 5 3.19 132
Ted Lilly 32 181.2 15 13 4.31 160
A.J. Burnett 21 135.2 10 8 3.98 118
Casey Janssen 19 94.0 6 10 5.07 44
Gustavo Chacin 17 87.1 9 4 5.05 47

Other pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Shawn Marcum 21 78.1 3 4 5.06 65
Josh Towers 15 62.0 2 10 8.42 35
Ty Taubenheim 12 35.0 1 5 4.89 26
Dustin McGowan 16 27.1 1 2 7.24 22

Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
B.J. Ryan 65 2 2 38 1.37 86
Scott Downs 59 6 2 1 4.09 61
Justin Speier 58 2 0 0 2.98 55
Scott Schoenweis 55 2 2 1 6.51 18
Jason Frasor 51 3 2 0 4.32 51
Brian Tallet 44 3 0 0 3.81 37
Brandon League 33 1 2 1 2.53 29
Jeremy Accardo 27 1 1 0 5.97 14
Pete Walker 23 1 1 1 5.40 27
Vinnie Chulk 20 1 0 0 5.25 18
Francisco Rosario 17 1 2 0 6.65 21
Davis Romero 7 1 0 0 3.86 10

Award winners[edit]

All-Star Game

  • Troy Glaus, third base
  • Roy Halladay, pitcher
  • Alex Ríos, outfield
  • B. J. Ryan, pitcher
  • Vernon Wells, outfield[8]

Farm system[edit]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse SkyChiefs International League Mike Basso
AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League Doug Davis
A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Omar Malavé
A Lansing Lugnuts Midwest League Ken Joyce
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Dennis Holmberg
Rookie Pulaski Blue Jays Appalachian League Dave Pano

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Lyle Overbay Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ Orlando Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Bastian, Jordan (July 2, 2006). "Five Jays named to AL All-Star squad". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Bastian, Jordan (July 7, 2006). "Notes: Rios released from hospital". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  5. ^ Maloney, Jim (July 7, 2006). "Cabrera, Tejada join Derby pool". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  6. ^ Bastian, Jordan (August 22, 2006). "Jays lose tight game after altercation". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  7. ^ "Feature: 2006 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  8. ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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